tempertempest t1_j13ga6v wrote on December 21, 2022 at 11:41 AM

Hi, hit as many meetings as you can in the beginning. 90 meetings in 90 days helped keep me sober at the start. Make friends and build a network. Ignore anything that seems too god-centric if it irks you. AA is really about community and accountability. Northwest Connecticut has a great sober network.

Good luck! Don't hesitate to ask for help if you are struggling.

Joggingmusic t1_j1402lr wrote on December 21, 2022 at 2:41 PM

Fantastic advice. Alcoholic here, but haven’t touched a drop in 2.5 years. Try to just embrace it and not worry too much about some of the goofy religious stuff in AA. Have an open and willing mind. After all, life is getting bad enough that you’re asking for help. Try not to put up any walls…I did that initially and I had to let me defenses down to make actual progress. AA isn’t perfect but it saved my life and marriage.