The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Next Stop Sobriety!

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Hello, welcome to thread number six!!

I'm Mouse and, thanks to these threads, I quit the booze on August 2nd 2010.

This truly is a fantastic source of support for anyone who wants it! Full of real, honest, everyday people who are all at different stages of quitting the booze, cutting down or being long term sober.

There are no judgmental 'know-it-alls' here, whatever your circumstances, you will be supported all the way.

Come and meet the rest of The Brave Babes........

And, as before, here are the previous five threads for those who would like to see how this all began.

JWN's original thread (the reason we are all here)

Thread two

Thread three

Thread four

Thread five

Desire, as others have said if you go to your local AA meeting everyone will be there for the same reasons as you and its all confidential.

If you think that meetings will help then you should go for it. I don't think that worrying about other people should stop you.

I've not been to any meetings so can't comment on them but I do think its important to find something that gives you the support you need.

Apologies everyone, wasn't being stroppy, just forgot to put after my last comment

Hello mouse!

Yes, for some reason we have all got obsessed about being twats! Which is lovely language! And a lovely way to pass the afternoon

I am so pleased you are feeling so rested! And yum to the curry. Very jealous! I think I will be having some sort of microwavable food tonight!

I was just wondering where you were and then, as if by magic, you were here

Glad to hear that desire - I thought that was probably the case!

Can I ask, in general terms of course, what takes place at meetings? Don't want to depend on my television experience of AA meetings

Am so glad you had a nap Mouse. Even if without you we descended into bad language. . You sound much cheerier than this morning.

Wasindie the only reason that I am not unemployed because of amount of time spent on tinternet is because I am self employed (although I think you might be too??). That and I am quite good at BS'ing (although to be honest its a necessity in my job!).

Right, I am going to clean the house, go to library and pick up DD. Back working tonight, see you later..

Prime - come back! Hope you have not been scared off by a missing !!

See you later MsGee

Wasindie

Hmmm, yes. The blood curdling scream that only a small baby can release from their tiny lungs! I'm sure our neighbours thought we were doing something dreadful to DS in the early days!

He HATED the bath. It took two of us to get him in, washed and out in less than 5 minutes for fear of the police turning up!!

Red

If you want, I'll mail the recipe to you for the curry. It's so simple. Like a sweet and sour curry rather than red hot or too creamy. And better for you than a take-away which is why we are having it!!

desire - I will try my best to describe a meeting (and hope that I am not breaking any confidentiality 'laws' along the way!)

• Normally a couple of readings (differ from meeting to meeting but usually give an idea of what AA is about and what its purpose is.)
• The 'main share' (an alcoholic will talk for about 20-30 mins. This can be on their 'Experience, Strength and Hope' or on one of the steps or on a theme.)
• The meeting is then opened up and anyone else can share - either back to the main sharer or just whatever's on their mind.

MIFLAW would be able to give more detail and the above is a very general overview. Each meeting has its own way of doing things as decided by that particular group.

I hope that helps - and is not confusing!

mouse - would love the curry recipe please and thank you!

Red . .Can you just listen and talk when you are ready or do you have to tell why you are there at first meeting? Understand you can't break confidentiality laws but would like to have a general idea of what to expect!

Absolutely no need to speak until or unless you want to. It does not go round the room and everyone has to speak. You only speak if you want to. People will be likely to say hello at the beginning and maybe ask if it's your first meeting or if you are 'visiting' (meaning you usually attend a different group(s)). The only thing people will try to do is make you feel welcome - we all remember how we felt at that first meeting!

Thanks Red:)

Red

Will get it to you when DH gets back.

desire - no problems! Let me know how you get on with attending one...

mouse thank you! I look forward to giving it a go!

all the lovely babes - nearly home time for me! Thanks for all the laughs and support over the day. Hope to catch up with you all tomorrow. And I hope that everyone (who needs to) is behaving less like a tw*t...

Catch you later Red xx

Prime . .Hope you seen the part where I admitted I wasn't being stroppy to you but had forgot to put smiley in??

Then you need to go to that one meeting a week and see who is willing and able to give you a lift to others.

Put the effort you would put into getting a drink if needs be (off licence and pub shut, nothing in cupboard) into getting to meetings and you'll be okay.

Will try to get back on later.

MIFLAW .. Have found a meeting which takes place on a Sunday morning, am away this weekend due to family commitments but going to attend Sunday week. Head out of sand time again:)

Thanks Prime:)