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I finally went to a f2f meeting today and I'm glad I did. Things have been going pretty well lately but it's good to have that additional support. Everyone was very nice and it felt good. They even go to lunch together on Thursdays after meetings which I think is pretty cool. Just wanted to share that. Thanks.
You know when I first when to al alnon face to face I didn't like it. I didn't relate much. I went to a few other meetings and didn't relate either. Then I came here and eventually really related. I found it pretty hard going. I am glad you found a meeting that you liked and connected. I'm going to go back out and look for a ftf meeting sometime. Timing is everything for me. I work long hours sometimes and then on the weekends am totally bogged down in chores and then some more chores. I did go to meetings here and found them incredible!
I'm so proud of you for having found the courage to take that initial step and walk into a face to face meeting. Good job. It does get better from here on out. Keep going it's where we all find resources to cope with the insanity of it all.
Thank you all so much for your nice words. It feels so good to have people who care. I look forward to going to another meeting tonight even though I'm completely tired from this work week. After I left the meeting yesterday I felt energized and ready to take on the world.
When I returned to work after the meeting I moved a bunch of tree branches out of the way from all over the yard at my work for 2 hours. A tornado hit there on Tuesday and left the area a complete mess, but as far as I know there wasn't any damage to peoples houses.
Tonya, I remember talking to you about trying to make it to a f2f meeting weeks ago in chat. Like you said, I will make it there when I make it there (can't remember your exact words). When you decide it's the right time for you to go, then you will go.
I'm glad noone pushed me into going and I decided on my own. That's what I love about the program. We all work on ourselves at our own pace.
Oh yeah, I noticed at the meeting it wasn't all serious like the AA meetings were when I went to support my bf. The women there talked about serious issues but we also able to laugh. I'm not at the point where I'm able to laugh about things that happened but it felt good to have this kind of atmosphere.
I think what kept me from walking right back out of there was this lady who came right up to me and started talking. My bf met her at his AA meeting the other day and told her about me. She's from the same country as I am. I guess he noticed her accent. He told me about her when he got home and when I walked into the room she was there. She even gave me her phone number and gave me a hug.
I told her that I wasn't as nervous after the meeting as I was when I walked in there. I told her that I felt like walking right back out. I'm glad I did not walk back out of there and stayed for the meeting.
