Neil,

This all seems backwards. I don't know that it is standard practice to call
newcomers. Sometimes a list of phone numbers is given to a newcomer and they are
left to call if they want to. Your sobriety is your own responsibility. Nobody
can get sober for you. If you want it you have to do what it takes to stay
sober. Sitting around waiting for a phone call will just keep you drunk. Go to
meetings, get a sponsor, get telephone numbers of other members, read the big
book, share at meetings, get involved. These are all things that you have to do
to stay sober. If you want what we have you have to do what we do.--- In
anewbeginning2@yahoogroups.com, "Neil" <nbsleppy@...> wrote:
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> hey everyone, I was part of this group for a while, but have been just lurking
for a long time. I need help/suggestions. I got sober 14 Aug 2003, stayed sober
for 1 year 1 month and 19 days (not that I was counting or anything LOL), then
played that revolving door thin for a while and then got sober again for 359
days (again not counting or anything LOL) all with AA, I got sober in Germany
(affliated w/military) and it was a good group, alot of people I really miss and
most I don't, my time in the rooms unfortunatly semed to me that no one gave a
shit about anyone but themselves, no one "ever" called me and wanted to know how
I was doing if I was not at a meeting, it is not a case of PMS (poor me
syndrom), fast forward, I moved back to the states in 2006, and found out where
all the meetings where in my little city, I got involved right away, and bam,
same shit different group, no one called me, it seemed like no one cared, they
were all in their own little world, I have been searching for so long, I am so
tired of searching, I know all of the stuff on HOW to stay sober, hell I could
teach someone how to stay sober, i just can't figure it out anymore, I am only a
6-8 pack a night drinker, I don't think about it during the day until almost
quitting time, and then that is all I think about, so there goes all of my
morning prayers, and off to drinking I go. Please help! just can't figure out
what to do, I was thinking about maybe out-patient rehab, can't afford to stay
out of work for in patient rehab, not to mention my work would let me go if I
did go in-patient. Thanks for letting mr babble, thanks for being here
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