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WELL DONE!!!!! Huge step for your recovery!!
When I sponsor with someone, I tell them to feel free to call anytime there is a need, especially in the first 90 days. I don't require them to call me everyday, but I suggest it, just to get them used to making that contact. This disease LOVES isolation. We generally use alone and obtain our drugs alone. We don't want to share our shame at being the only terrible nurse who would ever do such a thing! (Little do we realize.....)
An excellent way to get a little more involved is to show up early and help set up for the meeting...make the coffee, put out books or other reading material, great new members, etc. You can also stay after to help clean up, maybe talk with some of the "stragglers", etc.
As Magsulfate said in another thread, GIVING AWAY our recovery is the best way to strengthen it. It's impossible to recover alone. You've taken some very difficult steps to get well. You've shown the courage it takes, and that you have that courage! As one of my first sponsors said to me..."Well done Grasshopper!"
I highly recommend this article for everyone in recovery, and for those who love them. "Recovery as a Heroic Journey", by William White. You might also want to visit Faces and Voices of Recovery. There are many excellent personal stories of recovery which show a tremendous variety in the folks dealing with this lousy disease, and the amazing similarity of the stories we share. The bond we share as recovering individuals is one which unites everyone of us, no matter who we are, where we live, or what our profession. The experience, strength, and hope we share is the key to maintaining AND strengthening our recovery.
Welcome to the family....and Welcome Home!!!!! :wlcmggrp:
Big Hugs from Cincinnati!
Jack
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Really pleased you have found both a good group to attend and a sponsor