IMOonly, in purist AA that's all a sponsor is supposed to do anyway,,,take and show how to apply the steps as we refer it to; living the steps.
I have a network of quality weirdo's just like me that I can run shit by. We all works steps on a weekly basis.
me and my x-sponsor are great friends and i still get with him about alcoholism and powerlessness on a weelkly basis.
Long story short once you get several years I believe your program adapts to what works for yourself and a "one and only sponsor" is not necessarily mandatory.
I hope whatever works for you works.

ditto to reply #1 (for me)

I believe in the promise "We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us".

I have a network of solid, sober folks who are always there if and when I need them. I spend most of my time with program people and we bounce a lot of stuff off of each other. Always learning!!

I know someone who has over 20 years and still runs to a sponsor for a broken shoelace. Not quite where I wanna be and I don't think that's the intention of sponsorship.

You already been through the steps...get in pages 82-88 and live in 10,11 and 12 , My sponsor helped me make that step 8 list and weened me after step five. The rest of the steps came really fast. They don`t carry us forever they have their own lives to live.take a look around and you might notice now that there is two sets of foot prints in the sand.

...g

Doesnt have to be someone with the label "sponsor" but in my opinion face to face contact with people in recovery is important. People with experience who we can talk to about our lives and newcomers who can talk to us about their lives.

Ia agree with the rest that's my exp. but I know of many with a good amount of time that rely on a sponsor not everyone is the same.

There must be a reason your asking do you feel you have a need for one?

Thank you for your comments. I totally agree with what you have said here. At this point in my sobriety, I know that, I have made my first sponsor very proud. Thanks again for your opinions and comments.

I have a person who "sponsors" me but I have a couple dozen people who have been invaluable to me in my recovery. I have a network of friends, including people both inside and outside of AA, here as well as face to face, who have played integral roles in my getting sober.

The way I see it, I will ask for help from whomever I think has some experience or knowledge about what I am struggling with, steps or otherwise. I also try to help others regardless of whether or not I am their sponsor.

What do you think you need? Why not reach out to some individuals here who you find to might have something to offer you?

I suggest you find a sponsor, even if online, we need someone to share with and help us get through trouble times, each time we do the step we can learn something different you cannot do this alone

I have a lady that I talk to a lot but she is not in the program, although she is familiar with it. She has sort of served as a sponsor for me but I have not been able to find anyone online that would be willing to take me on as a formal sponsee. I really don't feel like I need a sponsor at this time in my sobriety though. Who knows maybe that is a sure sign that I do need one.

its been my experience a sponsor is a stepping stone and a way to help get out of our selves, it helps us and it also helps the sponsor its the "we" in the program

if you've been in the program for any amount of time, you do not need a sponsor. When I think of people who need a sponsor, I think of those type of guys who were laying alongside the street in a puddle of piss, shit, and puke one day and were heroically rescued by the hand of AA, taken to a meeting, and needed a sponsor to explain the program to them, help them stop being dishonest with one's self, and keep'em company to the extent possible, if it'll help keep'em sober long enough to start thinking and acting like a recovering person. You already know how this whole thing works... you're capable of directing your own recovery, I believe. I got a little over a year and a half so far unsponsored.. all is well

Hi, I must say that in my time staying sober The sponsors - slash trusted confidantes-friends I have had have been invaluable, colorful, interesting , and quite the jump start to many of the things, in myself I either did not see or was unwilling to admit .

Thank god for the compassion and honesty they conveyed . While being willing to be patient , straight forward or whatever it might take , if asked to help a human being(like myself) with lots of delusional thinking going on about what might be best for them. While acting as if everything was Ok
Billy

It has been my experience that we should always have a sponsor. A critical time is around 5 years sober, I say that because thats when we think we know all there is about staying sober. The guys I spoinsor range from 5 years to 12 years. We don't necessarily work through the steps but one thing still holds true. We continue to think alcoholicly . Our best ideas need to be run by somebody.We need to remember our best thinking earned us our seat at the AA table.We cant afford to forget where we came from.
Greg

Ditto #1 and #2. If I have worked the steps properly, I shouldn't have to get the stamp of approval from a sponsor in order to live my life.

In my 20th year sober, I have a sponsor to talk to who also happens to be a good friend. I also have others I can connect with.

These are the people I've grown up with in the fellowship. In my first 10 yrs, seems like many people sponsored me at one time or another. When my sponsor moved to Ark., I talked to oldtimers if something came up. Life doesn't stop happening just because we're sober awhile.

I am still active in my home group. My day brightens up every time I see all my friends in the rooms. I feel a responsibility to give back what was so freely given to me. I don't show up just to get a "chip" once a year. I'm there in the trenches helping other alcoholics achieve sobriety. I sponsor others into service work and through the steps.

Small price to pay for a way of life that saved mine. No other people I'd rather hang with.