I know newcomers who go to lots of meetings, if it helps do it, my sponsor said 90 meetings in 90 days, it worked for me, I enjoy a quality sober life, happy joyous and free

yes to both questions. Once one has recovered from alcoholism I E the spiritual awakening has happen if you have a family and you still go to meetings 7 days a week then what time our you spending with your family. In my exp in the begining I needed meetings 7 days a week and my fgamily was sad but understood but after 1 yr of this i cut bk to 5 days a week id do meetings. Now 6 1/2 yrs sober i consistently go to 4 days of meetings the rest is spent with my family. I know this its not up to me to say how often someone should go to meetings

It is suggested to do 90 meetings in 90 days. Personally, if you think you need more, than I don't think you could do too many in the first 90 days.
I agree with Phil, once you've worked the steps it's time to start living the life you've been missing out on. If you're still making 7-10 meetings a week after you're sober a few years than you're hiding out.
Best wishes to you in your journey.

I got sober trying to get my mother sober. I remember one weekend early on in my recovery, I did 5 AA meetings and 2 Al-Anons in 2 days. My mother recently died from alcoholism, and I'm still sober. If I'm willing, I'll celebrate 13 years this month.

I was told simply that no one ever drank from too many meetings. I have gone to 3 meetings a day, 7 days a week for the first 90 days I was sober. Now I go to a minimum of two a week, usually try 3 and as many as 9 a week. Depends. There are open, closed meetings that range from 1 or 2 speaker meetings, 1 speaker/discussion, there are step meetings, step/tradition meetins, there are discussion meetings, big book meetings, daily reflection/24hour book meetings, meeting on As Bill Sees It, Living Sober, and probably a dozen more. You can go to all or none. I just happen to love AA.

I have also heard of 90 in 90. It sounds like a great idea. But yes. I have gone to 4 or 5 in one day. It can use up a day so you dont have time to drink. I live by myself so wthere is no one here to answer to. Sometimes it is best to get out of the house and spend the day driving around town and get to meetings.

I've been to more than one meeting a day, sometimes 3, and those are some of my most joyful days. I've been clean and sober over 2 1/2 years. It is when I stop going regulary that I lose some familiarity with what is going on with me or my fellows in recovery, that self honesty gets clouded and my desire to reach out gets forgotten.

Think my first 90 I went to about three meetings a day give or take. I still go about six to seven days a week, most Mons two meetings. But as for too much? I think in your first year of sobriety it's hard to get too much AA. I think multiple meetings a day can be helpful as long as they are helpful meetings. If you're going to multiple meetings and always hearing a problem chances are your going to be always thinking about the problem. I think the question is best answered in this way: go to as many meetings or as few a week as you want if you are able to realize that the meetings won't get you sober, only the BB and 12 steps will, the meetings are only a tool. My sponsor requires four meetings a week to make sure I'm participating in my recovery and I'm open to hearing all the wonderful experience, strength and hope of those in recovery, knowing I can't do this alone. Thanks for the topic! =)

i attended about 400 meetings in my first year... only because I could NOT sleep, was very lonely... needed fellowship...and my AA friends were there.

Did this get me sober.. NO.. Not by itself.. but it certainly did not hurt.

What got me sober was God's grace... a GOOD SPONSOR..12 steps of AA and our Primnary Purpose.

I now attend 2 meetings per week at the local detox.. one in a small town near my trailer at the lake and our F2F Big Book study...

I also do some online stuff like this and the chat room on my home groups site >
www.londonppbbs.com
(mainly to help newcomers)

hope that helps
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thank you...i enjoyed this topic. Who knows, maybe you will learn something from someone's experience at the second mtg. Good luck...keep working it, it works when you work it...and you're worth it.

I go to as many as I can... To be of service...

Nothing can be wrong or right, we all must do what is needed to keep us sober. In the begining it is probably better to go as much as you can, but then later one needs to get ones life balance in order, time for family, time for friends, time for work, time for meetings and of course time for you.

At he begining I went to a copule of meetings a day, now its once a week, every one is different, I suppouse we just have to do what we are comfortable with.

Hope this helps a bit, good luck - trickey

i agree 100% w/each of the replies u got. just do it!