All I know is meetings are a godsend.
I attended one NA meeting 2 years ago and honestly I was just put off by it. I said to myself how could being in the same room with a bunch of people saying "Hi, I'm DisGateway and I'm an addict." Then listening to some sob story would help me. Well after two more years of drug abuse I decided on March 20th, I'd give NA one more shot. I won't lie I was still using until April 4th, but I've been going every night and the meetings even sharing as I found out I do better with a smaller group. Even with only a few weeks in I consider a lot of the people in my group to be friends. I've gotten a sponsor who really encourages me and now I look forward to hearing and learning from those same sob stories. I can see how NA does work but I know I still have a lot of work and personal growth to go to get to were I need to be. I'm really looking forward to getting that 30 day keychain, small steps to the big ones.
Posted Apr 10, 2021, 2:23 PM UTC · edited
When I was a kid I was forced to go to an NA meeting for an out patient treatment I was doing at the time. Hated it. Was being forced to be there. It's true, the message is meaningless for you until you're ready to accept it. Now I'm an adult of my own free will and I go to meetings every night I can. I volunteer my time, open the home group, chair sometimes, buy the literature, bring the meetings into treatment centers.... It's really great to be able to be around people who understand. I'm glad you're getting that willingness man! Keep coming back.