im fresh out of treatment and for my after care I said I would seek out aa meetings online. Since where I am living there are no meetings. Just looking for tips and resources I can use. Feeling pretty lonely on my sobriety.
There are meet'ns on-line(not here) that maybe some other members here can direct you to ... I made this site my home because of the availability to help new-comers to the AA family ... Here, we discuss any questions that can come up in regular meet'ns ... and sometimes it can get pretty intense ... mostly we just chat 'bout the AA program ...
Right now I suggest you find a sponsor to help you read through the AA Big Book ... There are some things that need to be incorporated in your daily routine that will help you in repairing your spiritual 'well-being' ... and this is needed for building a good foundation to start your new sober life on ...
Early sobriety can be very lonely indeed ... it's very important to get active immediately ... this is one reason real 'face-to-face' meet'ns are best ... when I first started, some members came and gave me a hug and said they was glad I was there(there's NO substitute for a good hug) ... this lends a certain 'sincerity' to the whole thing ... it's great ... I hope you can find an AA meet'n not too far away ... live meet'ns are the best ...
Love ya and God Bless, Pappy
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I think that e-aa has online meetings. I've not used them because the timing seems to not work with my schedule. There are ladies here and on other boards who may be able to serve as a sponsor electronically. Surely in this wide world, someone from your time zone might be available.
I find much hope in reading thread here at MIP as well as some other boards. But to echo Pappy, live meetings are pretty good. I wish you the best of luck in finding one close to you. In the meantime, I'm sending prayers up for you!
im fresh out of treatment and for my after care I said I would seek out aa meetings online. Since where I am living there are no meetings. Just looking for tips and resources I can use. Feeling pretty lonely on my sobriety.
Just out of treatment...it is crucial you get to an online AA meeting. You can go to:
http://aaonline.net/
...where they have at least 4 meetings a day. Also, you can find many other online AA meetings in the meeting directory at:
http://www.aa-intergroup.org/directory.php
Contrary to what our forum homepage says, we do not hold meetings here.
Try a meeting as soon as you can. AA encourages participation in online meetings. You are at a crucial stage of recovery and a meeting will help you a lot.
Are you absolutely sure there are no meetings near you? If you let us know where you are (the name of the state or country, and the name of the nearest medium sized city should be enough info) maybe other people here can help you track down some real face to face aa meetings. It's worth a try.
thanks for your replies! i live in northern canada, a fly in community with a very small population. There are no face to face meetings, but i will check the links provided. Again thanks so much for yourreplies, it means a lot.
There is also "Loners International" an email based idea where members shre more one on one. I sponsor a man who live in a remote area. I only get to see him about once a year. he finds Loners very helpful.
Face to face meetings are a big advantage in early sobriety simply because you can see the people you are meeting with, and full communication like that helps you to work out whether what they are saying matches up with how they are living. That element of sincerity that Pappy mentioned.
The founder of AA in NZ, from when he got the Big Book, was sober on his own for two years before he found another alcoholic with whom to form the first AA group. With the help of doctors and clerics he was able to work all the steps and recover, without a single meeting, but he found to stay recovered he had to find and work with other alcoholics. I am very glad he did:)
The internet means we can have a lot more contact than was possible in his day. You can get online help to work the steps, and there are opportunities to help others also. But there is nothing to beat face to face contact, especially with the newcomer.
Katy, something is better than nothing. If all you can do is online, then do it. But, no matter how small your town is, I'd bet there's some recovering alcoholics there. Maybe if you meet one or two, somebody who has some length of sobriety time, you can become friends with them, and they can help you, and maybe give you some advice. In the meantime, try those online ones that Tanin gave the links to.
