There has been alot of newcomers visiting us recently asking about on line meetings.
This is troubling to me.
Isolation is a fundamental symptom of our diesease. I can see how online meetings can support the disease rather than recovery.
I know there are those who are housebound or live hundreds of miles from any groups. i guess a virtual meeting experience is better than nothing for them. but i am concerned that addicts who could be meeting other recovering addicts, sharing in a group and doing service, are giving in the their addiction which wants to keep them "apart from" rather than "a part of"
No one knows better than me how hard it is to get to that first meeting. I can remember driving past meeting sites many times before i had the courage to walk through the doors. But doing so was the best decision i ever made. My life has changed for the better in so many ways. I am no longer paralyzed by fear. Anger and resentment have quieted and love for self and others has blossomed. I am happy.
give yourself a break. Go to a face 2 face meeting. What have you got to lose?
yeah i did it here for a long time before making changes this was the easier softer way. I hated the idea of a home group and dealing with addicts and alcoholics LIVE lol but i finally broke out and did it, got a sponsor and all that stuff did the deal and i'm glad for it. Have made many friends in the last few years out there too.
