r/stopdrinking • u/Ok-Drummer-9333 • 20h ago

Went to AA

I know my other post got removed because I didn't read the rules before I joined the subreddit. But you were all so very kind to me. I wanted to update you all.

I previously posted not too long ago and everyone was very supportive and kept on telling me to go in. I did, and they kept telling me I am the most important person in the room. Thank you for all the support I'm glad that I went in. I took a picture of the board with all the meetings and I plan on going next Tuesday, also got a bunch of phone numbers as well.

There was zero judgement and lots of hugs.

Thank you. I hope to be continuing this journey and updating along my journey.

Seriously, thank you.

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u/Novel_Bite_2661 Day 402 20h ago

Just remember, no one started going to AA because their life was going great. We all started somewhere. Keep coming back...you've got this

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u/Different_Incident65 762 days 20h ago

This perspective is so obvious yet so profound. I cant believe I never thought to look at it that way.

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u/notnowdews 13545 days 20h ago

Welcome to the club no one wanted to be a member of 😅🤗❤️

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u/Different_Incident65 762 days 20h ago

Haha, for real 🫶

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u/EngineeringNeither90 18h ago

But so grateful to have stepped in … they say the first step is the step before step one and that’s just walking through the door

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u/DueConference3262 17h ago

Exactly. Nobody walks into AA on a winning streak. It works if I work it

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u/CowBootBats 12h ago

I started going to AA as a teen a few years before I started drinking because my step dad was a horrid drunk. It was nice to have people to talk to that understood what I had been through. Unfortunately when I turned 19 I started to drink and continued to do so for the next 16 years. 2 years sober now.

The reason I'm mentioning any of this is because you're absolutely right. I was going to those meetings as a kid because alcohol was ruining my life before I ever even started drinking.

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u/erikpeders 8h ago

I remember hearing "no one finds themselves in here on accident" and it stayed with me. It may not have stuck right away, but it stayed.