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Did anyone just burnout???

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I live in a small town...our AA meetings have the same people every single time. It gets old and repetitive. My sponsor started trying to "run my life"...Thanks but no thanks.
I believe AA can and does work...just not in this setting and this setup for me...
deleted_user
deleted_user
i burned out in AA too once...
and what i discovere about me was that I had lost focus on our Primary Purpose..
i discovered this afte i listened to a speaker talk with great passion about THE program and our Primary Purpose. He spoke so clearly about what was missing in so many meetings these days.
come check out the page on our site called ( see signature at bottom)...
"that ain't in the book" and see if it gives you someting to think about..
it ticked me off at first too...lol
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Sober2day
Sober2day
Lainey I went through the same thing in my early sobriety. I knew the persons sharing story better than they did. I knew when they left something out and as they where sharing I would say to myself he/she will say this next. The thing is we only have the one story but hopefully as we get well we talk about the solution a little more than the problem. I had a closed mind. It started to become an effort for me to go to the meeting. But someone said to me.If you are not travelling to good its probably because you are not travelling. That I might try a few other meetings but there werent to many meetings in the area I lived but I ask around a found people who where going to other meetings and arranged a lift I done this for awhile and one day I was sitting at my home group and the same people where sharing but I realised I was saying to myself I dont remember him saying that before or her saying that before. My mind was beginning to open. I if it is possible I would suggest you might try going to a couple of different meetings you will notice the difference. And if you are not happy with your sponsor you can sack them and find one youre happy with.
These are only suggestions.

God Bless
LIonel
deleted_user
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Don't judge a book by its cover. Yes, some meetings are not good. You have to find one that speaks to your spirit. If they're not in the solution, I'm outta there. I try to always bring something, but I can't be the only one.
Loved1
Loved1
AA Grapevine. Big Book Story Acceptance is the answer I think talks about trying to add to an unfulfilling meeting to turn it around. Thank God for internet! Good luck - understand monotony of routine meeting
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