making local contacts

[sadmomma603]

Anyone from the northeast Philly, or Lower Bucks County, PA, area???

[CarolD]

;D? Hi? and Welcome!
Sorry,? I? do not? qualify.? ? I live near? Atlanta.

What? do you need help with?
Perhaps? I can find answers? if you are? looking? for recovery.

Please share and? let's? find out.. :D

[MIKEYBEEF]

No but all of the sudden I have a craving for a philly cheesesteak :'(

[sadmomma603]

Thanks! ? I DO appreciate your concern and desire to help. ? I have attended/tried a whole bunch of different AA meetings, but haven't really found them helpful. ? A friend in recovery (from FLA), suggested I try BEginner Meetings. ? They are very few & far between, but, I did find one, but it was like 98% guys! ? I just didn't feel at all comfortable, and, I really didn't find it any different than any other AA meetings. ? Someone else told me to try WOmen's meetings, but they are extremely few & far between, and, when I rule out the ones that allow smoking (I totally can't handle cigarette smoke), that leaves like, nothing. ? Another friend in recovery told me about Women for Sobriety, and I REALLY LIKE their approach. ? Only trouble is, there are no meetings in my area, despite the fact that I live just outside of northeast Philadelphia. ? Their message board and online support are great, but, I just feel like I really need some local, in-person contacts. ? You see, I am not a party drinker. ? Not at all. ? In fact, I am SO dead set against drinking and driving, that I will NEVER drink if I know that I have to drive. ? Just won't do it, which means, that I mostly drink at home, all alone, in isolation. ? So, I joined this message board that I might hopefully find some local people with whom I might be able to find some face to face support from. ? ?Preferably women, and, preferably non-smokers, unless they are smokers who can go places without smoking indoors. ? I just feel that I am not really able to give my recovery a full shot at success without some local, face to face contact.

Sue

[sadmomma603]

Mikey,

I am going to assume that you didn't mean that the way it came across, but, if you did, you might want to know that I am old, and fat.

[MIKEYBEEF]

I guess that does sound funny. No every time I think of philly I think of cheesesteak ::)

[sadmomma603]

OK, Mikey! Glad to hear that!

[samf]

Hi...I don't live anywhere close to you.
Looked up Women for Sobriety on the internet...looks like there's a website..they are in Quakertwon, PA?
There's a phone number, too...wonder if they could help as well, in your search for contacts. Also notice chat groups link and penpal service.
Glad you are here!
Here's the link to that place, in case you didn't already know:

http://www.womenforsobriety.org/body.html

Also noticed there's a message board there, too...you probably already knew, but will post it here:

http://groups.msn.com/WomenforSobriety

Sam

[sadmomma603]

Thanks, Sam, but, I am already involved in WFS. Unfortunately, even though they are based in the same county of PA as I, they are at the opposite end of the county and it's probably a good 90 minute drive there from here. I did call them to find out if they have any meetings close to me and that's how I found out that they don't.

[oberon]

Hi sad momma, I'm not in America so can't directly help, this I know though, few alcohoics trying to overcome an addiction feel comfortable.......... MOST ANYWHERE............If you have this illness youra human in the raw...Your nerves are stretched, your possibly in poor physical shape,your heart is all broken up and you aint much known anthing but internal pain humilation and the seeking of oblivion for a while...........The looking for an answer has to be priorty number one,.......... if I knew my sanity or any hope of itnernal peace or happiness depended on my going to an AAmeeting where they were all fornicating on the table smoking crack and cussing God I'd go.......... that simple, IF someone could guarantee my answers lay amidst it............Its unlikely your going to find that or I'd probably be the first one in out of curiosity.......I havent been stateside fora long while but I know they are pro rata the drunkenest bunch of bums on the planet spread fairly even across the geogaphy. There's going to be a lot of people on here will tell you they found there answers came EVENTUALLY in AA rooms and that would certainly be my experience.........First two years in the fellowship........ in truth I don'tremember too much off ..........the next few I was the most disruptive human being on the planet. (Iwas one of the more exteme cases of mental damage through booze) But through it all and I gave em hell, I knew there was something in there worth keeping going too and holding on too.............ANYTHING is better than that living hell of the curtains closed and talking crazy to yourself.........Forget whats in the way of you getting it, just get to getting going, NO ONE on here has a **** thing to gain by advising you but the fixing of themselves in the process, go get your life back Sad Momma, truly it does not have to be like it is for you, but YOU have got to want it more than any excuse you can come up with.I have seen the dead, cold ,and coshed rise up out of nothing in this game you can too. May your God find you my lovely ;D

[Aykaie]

I can't help, its only my first day, but I am in Montgomery County PA. Sad and crying and lonely.
I am looking for a place to detox and I am scared to death.

[Aykaie]

Thanks Carol.
I called a detox center earlier and I told them that I would do the basic interview after work since I just cry and cry.
I just don't know what to expect.
I am a mess.

[CarolD]

Welcome to AASL Aykaie ...

I am so glad you are looking for answers..
we do understand and you are not alone.

Keep in focus.. ;D

[Aykaie]

Its amazing how out of control it got.
I just feel so lousy about myself. I hurt everyone.

[ebales]

my name is evelyn sobe/clean for 11 years

[samf]

Evelyn, hi!

Real glad to see you here!

How did you find the board?

Where do you hail from?

Sam

[kelly k]

hi evelyn- glad you are here- hi sammy, just felt like saying hi- im in a bit of a funk today, and im not sure why.... oh well. have a great day guys, and ill try and keep it simple...peace, kelly

[samf]

Hey, Kelly! :)

I get in a funk sometimes. Things that help is sometimes I tell myself the worst time to try to figure something out is when I'm in the middle of it.

And I know I can start my day over any time I want to, that just because I start off in a bad place doesn't mean the whole day will go like that, and even if it did, so what...everything passes...thank God!

The last time I was having a hard time and at a meeting...my turn to share came and I told them I was passing...that i was just in a bag of doo doo.

Someone came up and told me a funny doo doo story, after the meeting, about theis guy who said he used to always carry his little bag of poo poo around, and for some wierd reason, it made me laugh.

I sure love AA's.

Sending you a hug across the miles!

Love,

Samf

[kelly k]

hey sam- one thing that is for sure with me in recovery is that my feelings always change...maybe its because im a drunk too, but the story about the doo-doo made me laugh also. i really hate to waste a sober day feeling funky, as i did that so much when i was drinking...good advice, thanks! i started over yesterday, and was able to wring quite a bit of joy out of the 24 hours. thanks agin for being a constant. peace- kelly ps-bythegrace-love the name, and welcome from southern cal....