Aftercare

All the meetings iI've been to are children friendly. I didn't have to do aftercare but here in Florida you have to attend weekly peer group meetings. They have helped a lot and thats how I found my new job. We are all close and talk ofter outside of the weekly group.

That's great moorefun11. I now live in a rural area so I'm limited to what groups are out there. The NA group I'm planning to attend is probably child friendly to but having a 5 yr old with many questions wouldnt be a good fit.

Thank you Meriwhen for your kind words, I'll do just that. All I can do is one step at a time.

I was ordered to attend Aftercare for one year when I entered into a contract with the NV BON. It consisted of a 2 hour meeting once a week and I loved it. In fact, so much so that I have continued it throughout my contract. March 2013 will mark 4 years on contract (1 left to go after that...yipee!) and I continue Aftercare because it has become such an integral part of my recovery. We have nurses, lawyers, construction workers, secretaries, unemployed folks in there. It's a small group (less than 20) and we are a tight knit group. One nurse has been going for about 6 years now.

I feel that my Aftercare group does more for my recovery than my nurse support group, which I am required to attend once a week. I will be happy to stop the nurse support group (I think) but have no intentions of leaving Aftercare. I took a hiatus once when I was going through a grief support group and it was pretty brutal. Not only was I processing all these emotions I had buried since my mom passed away suddenly 3 years ago, but I was now doing it with less support and I was happy to be back in group again. It's probably one of the things I"m most grateful to the nursing board for...introducing me to AA and ordering me to this wonderful group!