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It is 8:16 am and I am off to my first f2f this morning. I am extremely nervous which is very odd for me. Hoping I run into no one I know, which is next to impossible
If there are people I know there I will have to stay very quiet until I see if anonymity is actually practised. I do know it is supposed to be but also realize that it is not always.
My partner does not know that I am doing this and don't want her to at this point.
Wish me luck
lilms
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Two things: 1. Recovery is a process, not an event.....and.... 2. You only get to go around once. Leave em laughing and make it worth your while
hey lilms, u have a GR8 meet and it is supposed to be anonymous......"what is said/ seen here STAYS here" u just have a good meet and ENJOY!!!!!! i know i was scared when i first went, but soon as i saw those welcoming faces?? i was gr8 and i am a REAL shy one with strangers....cyberspace i am brave....f2f, i am not....but if i can do it anyone can.................see ya, rosie
Lilms, go to your meeting, and please don't worry about seeing someone with whom you are aquainted. That person is going to keep your identity closed. Sure, you'll know when you see one another on the street, but, believe me, it really doesn't matter. You'll hug one another and relate in a whole new way.
When we lived in a small town in Utah, all a person had to do was ride by the meeting place and see whose cars were there. But this is too important to worry about what others think.
Best of luck. Report back to us. Diva
-- Edited by Diva at 10:38, 2006-06-14
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"Speak your truth quietly and clearly..." Desiderata
My AH goes to AA (chronic relapser) and his friends all know me. Therefore I choose to be careful what I share in Al anon meetings because so many of his AA friends are in the alanon meetings I go to. But I have personally never had anyone in alanon break my anonymity.
just remember they are counting on you to practice annonymity too. If there are people there u know thats a good thing you already have someone u can talk to about your problem . Trust is a major issue for all of us and I understand your concern but just remember that everyone in that room is there because they love an alcoholic. period
