by CVCshelley » Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:39 am
Hi, what will normally happen when you walk in is that a few people may smile, introduce themselves and ask if its your first time. There will be no judgement or opinion of you whatsoever, just a gentle support and understanding of you and your situation. Many people describe their first meeting as feeling like they have come home! Because at last they have a space to sit and listen, be with, speak to and be acknowledged by other people who completely understand their struggles and suffering. My advise is to go to the meeting and if it doesnt resonate with you, go again, and go again, and go again! You may also like to try different groups to see which one you really feel comfortable in and the other thing is always to listen to peoples stories finding the similarities between them and you not listening to the differences in their stories to yours. Remember you will all be there for one single common goal and that is to stay sober and to support each other in doing so. Go with an open mind and an open heart to what you may find and please remember one important thing in all of this, NO ONE will be judging you
Hi, what will normally happen when you walk in is that a few people may smile, introduce themselves and ask if its your first time. There will be no judgement or opinion of you whatsoever, just a gentle support and understanding of you and your situation. Many people describe their first meeting as feeling like they have come home! Because at last they have a space to sit and listen, be with, speak to and be acknowledged by other people who completely understand their struggles and suffering. My advise is to go to the meeting and if it doesnt resonate with you, go again, and go again, and go again! You may also like to try different groups to see which one you really feel comfortable in and the other thing is always to listen to peoples stories finding the similarities between them and you not listening to the differences in their stories to yours. Remember you will all be there for one single common goal and that is to stay sober and to support each other in doing so. Go with an open mind and an open heart to what you may find and please remember one important thing in all of this, NO ONE will be judging you :)