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Ive just come home and experienced a terrible low tonight, one week since my AH told me he wasnt coming back. I tried the chat room and came out feeling rather stupid. I thought it was for like minded people who are there to support but yes, I felt stupid for sharing what was happening to me, it didnt get a good reception. Im sad about that.
(((((Lily))))) I am sorry to hear about your experience in the chat room. You deserve ESH from all of your MIP family. I've never had a bad experience there and feel terrible that you didn't feel comforted while visiting there. Please don't let that deter you......keep coming back... Keeping it simple~ shelly
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Put down the magnifying glass and pick up the mirror!
Is there a face 2 face meeting in your area that you could go to tonight?? I am certain that you would find much love and support there, as well as some E, S & H.
Yours in Recovery,
SLS
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Do not be anxious about tomorrow; tomorrow will look after itself. The Bible, from Courage to Change, p.138
Sorry you had a bad experience on the chats... I haven't been on them in a while, just trying to keep up with the posts and what not, I love that there are so many people sharing, and that we can each and everyone learn from the other, don't let 1 bad time keep you from returning, because I know that that one will be rewarded 100 times over if you keep up the faith! "Sometimes you have to Fake it to Make it" and welp... See what happens next time...
F2F are great for me... I am heading to one this evenning...You should as well if one is offered, plus letting your feeling out on the board sometimes gives you more back then the chats. So Release what you must, and know that we all have off days... That I am sure you understand... But we can only lift you ...if your here...
Love and Prayers, Missing.
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Forgiveness- Isn't about forgettingwhat happened,its about Giving Up,All Hope,of a Better Past!
Lily I am so sorry u had that kind of experience in our room , please remember to not paint us all with the same brush ,were at all levels of recovery and some have none . Please try again soon , come to our meetings same room at 9pm and am eastern time . Again am sorry your experience was not a positive one Louise
LILY, yeah, sometimes the chat room is a little over the top, i do not go there all that often myself and prefer this board. I hope you will remain a part of our family and I am sorry you are feeling vulnerable and not getting the tenderness you need. Hugs and hoping you are close to your HP, J.
I've gone into chat infrequently. I always use the same handle barisax as I do on here. Many of the handles I saw in the chat room were not familiar to me from the board - it could have been people I knew on here, or not. I found it kind of a free-for-all, but it wasn't really during a meeting time. I used to go chat online long long ago and found the public chat rooms to be very noisy. I prefer a one on one conversation, but really haven't gotten one going in chat. Email and board posting is more civilized - you don't get interrupted or cross-talked, but you don't get real time response either and sometimes that's what you need. I think if I were really in an immediate situation of hurting, I'd be calling somebody - not going on line. I guess I need to update my Alanon phone list.
