AA bumming me out

I’m sober over 3 years now. I got into severe legal trouble because of my alcoholism and was able to find recovery after that. I was 35 when i began the 12 steps at a nearby alano club. I dropped 20lbs after I sobered up and started taking care of myself. I think I am just an average looking person. Not ugly, not hot lol. I generally look like I just got done climbing a tree or got lost on a trail for a few days. I intentionally make myself look a little unkempt when I attend meetings. I don’t want attention from males. I am there to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety.

But over the last year, men at the club have been inappropriate and i have had enough. I go to women’s meetings but like 1 mixed meeting on Friday evening so i don’t wander off to happy hour after work. I hosted a workshop at the club and my phone number was on the flier. Men got my number that way and started texting. Then a pedophile guy who concealed his conviction from everyone for a couple years tried to get close to me and my 15yr old daughter. He found where I live.
Then the board president, a guy I thought was like a brother, said that I am “a stunner” and now I want to quit my service position as board asst secretary. I actually want to quit AA entirely but I am afraid that I will end up in jail or die.

Posted Aug 13, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC

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