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ive been to an AA meeting

deleted_user
deleted_user
it was so depressing. this dark room in a community center. with a bunch of depressed people that were either court ordered waiting to get there paper signed or genuinly wanting help. to me, it felt like going to a dungeon to get help for your problem.

ive only been to one, but it was a depressing experience. i dont want to discourage anyone from seeking help. however, some light in the room would help. i honestly need to go back, but gee....brave the dungeon master again?

this isnt some exageration, it was something out of the movies. you could hear a fruit fly fart in between the typical monologues around the table. probably because most were there under court order but gee, what a bad first interpitation.

anyone ever watch "the bar fly" was a book wrote by buckowski. excellent movie. one of micki rorkes finest. any alcoholic can truely find sollice in that movie.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm sorry your first experience was so unpleasant. But good for you for showing up! In my program even the court-ordered attendees are starting to come around. In both groups I attend they have their own building/house and they are well lit. Is there another group you can try?
deleted_user
deleted_user
That sounds so depressing.Is that what it's like!Yuck!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'd need to be drunk just to suffer through.
jimmysquirrel
jimmysquirrel
well, i am sorry to say that there are a few meetings like that... some ppl love misery so much that they take it wherever they go... but, and i mean a big BUT... most meetings are not like that... i would suggest trying a diff meeting and avoid that one like the plague.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I went to a great meeting today. After 20years in AA, I have never encountered that type of meeting. All I can say is you need to try different meetings. Call the local AA center for other ones.
deleted_user
deleted_user
well, it was no lie. i went with my bro so he didnt have to go alone
deleted_user
deleted_user
I've been to many, many meetings and have never encountered one like you describe. Please try a different one (or more) and I sincerely hope you find one you like. I have met many uplifting, loyal friends in AA meetings and feel sure you will too if you keep trying other ones.
4mytasha
4mytasha
Try another one where there is a large group. I did the sitting around the table and it sucked. It also sucked as it was my first time and they made me read! Never went back. I've been to a larger group which may have been more comfortable but I never went back to any as I hated the meetings....large OR small. That was 14 years ago and I'm doing GREAT!!!!
ktharp423
ktharp423
I'm glad I was never at a meeting where I could hear a fruit fly fart, I might have been a little put off by that myself.
In my time I have been to meetings that I didn't especially enjoy, so the following week I tried a different one. Where I come from there are hundreds of meetings every week, so I have plenty to pick from.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I've only been to a few AA meetings, and all were while I was in the psych hospital, but all were good. Of course, there were quite a few severely depressed people who were on the chemical dependency unit, but mostly, those who were positive and hopeful spoke. Some of the others spoke of their stories, but it was still a very good meeting each time. There was only one while I was in the state hospital where I walked away so angry I wanted to strangle a few people. While the addicts talked of their stories and success, some idiots sat in the back of the small room and talked the entire time. It pissed me of royally!

But anyway, I've heard there are some bad meetings out there, but there are so many, you should be able to find a good one. I have a coin...only one, but I relapsed. I need to find a good meeting myself, but I'm not quite sure I'm ready yet.

Look for another meeting! Best of luck!
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