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Old Feb 14, 2015, 07:19 PM
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Well, I sat in meetings and listened. I tried not to say much or draw attention to myself. I felt bad for not saying anything.
At first, my sponsor wanted me to go to "30 meetings in 30 days" which, as an introvert, I found exhausting. As you know, introverts get drained around other people and need time to themselves to recharge. Well if a person's schedule is already busy, when are they going to recharge?
I'm not the best person to ask for advice though, because I didn't finish the program the first time around, and I'm just starting out again. I maybe have like 19 days of sobriety right now. In this period of time I have been to one meeting. I checked out a book from the library - "The Narcotics Anonymous Step Working Guides" - and although it is NA, not AA, I have come to realize I am an addict... So fill in the blank with whatever I guess. I have a notebook for working the steps and so far I have written out step one. As it has been 10 days I should probably write out step 2. I do not have another sponsor yet. If negative feelings were triggered in a meeting I would leave.
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