After almost 6 Months of Sobriety. I relapsed and hard. In one week I broke my nose, neck (can still walk and move. Thank God), have a concussion, broke off 1/2 my toenail and can not see my kids (understandably. No they were not around when this happened.) I feel like I am still in shock and I am taking this as a last chance at life. I feel lucky to be alive. If anyone is in the Twin Cities area please message me about some good Recovery meetings. I’m open to any form. Thank you
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I'm so glad you made it back and horrified for you about the accident. I too have had so many. Thinking of you. Get better, one day at a time. You need to rest and not overstress yourself while healing. I love the AA online meetings. You can do them from home on your phone. Get better! 
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I've been there. I lost my kid too and was at the end of the road. Went to a different aa meeting and surrendered and it saved my life. As long as you have a pulse you still have a chance to turn it all around. Find a meeting and just go! You can do it too!
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Thank you.
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Not in your area. But The Luckiest Club on line is something that is working for me. So much love and support. Like no other program I have been involved with. There are people from your area in the group. Easy to get phone numbers and people readily share phone numbers. Google. You are in the right space. Loosid got me to TLC in a round about way. Good people here. Glad you are back. Thoughts and prayers your way! 
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Hello Carissa, this is your wakeup call, do not waste it. I was not a big AA person. If it works for you that's what counts. I have not been to The Luckiest Club meeting but it sounds like a different environment. Again whatever works for you. I believe in a comprehensive strategy between a program, education, prayers, and true close family and friends. I'm just over a yr sober. Reach out anytime I will tell and talk about sobriety anytime to anyone
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I'm glad that you are alive and will be Ok. Please take some time to be thankful for making it through alive. It's great you are looking forward trying to be better.
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Thank you very much
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Personally I'm not a fan of online meetings. The power is in the rooms in person where you can see people's eyes and feel the pain and triumph. During covid the online meetings were helpful but I knew more than one person that have attended zoom meetings with a cocktail right off screen lol like what's the point. In person meetings show effort and also forces you to be accountable and show effort. For me, one of my most impactful moments in the beginning was dragging my a** to a meeting and raising my hand and saying I need help and I don't got this. I had to learn how to be humble and level my pride. You just don't get these things on a zoom meeting. Us alcoholics are lazy enough as it is without thinking zoom will get us sober. It's a good alternative at certain times but if you really need help just get up and go! Just my opinion best of luck.
I understand how you feel. I once woke up from a car accident 6 weeks later to find I could not move below the waist. I was told never walk again, rolled out in wheelchair for a year, but I recovered my ability to walk to earn two more DUIs! What an achievement! What a foolish drunk.
This liquid in a cup is not my boss. Yet my hands turn into cup holders, like a LEGO man, if I am in a bar or party environment. It is a wicked curse.
This is a warning from your own mind, body, and spirit to stop drinking forever. As I write this I am talking to myself and all of you out there too.
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Thank for for this so much. I have put myself in unsafe situations and it is time to chose life and keep myself safe.
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I appreciate both of you. I have done luckiest club. I have done great AA meetings and awkward awful ones. It is my time to really chose life. I hope I do.
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Wake up call for sure. Thank God you’ll be ok.
Must've hit a nerve. This is a app full of opinions and I am allowed to have one too. I just tell it like it is. Sounds like you have some resentments against aa perhaps. Hope you get that worked out. Best of luck.
Hey Carissa!
You’re not alone in this. You may not have people physically next to you holding your hand and cheering you on, however this community embraces you and is doing what we can to comfort and build your confidence.
Sobriety and serenity take the most precious commodity we have - time. Take this time and recovery, recoup, and remove the problem behaviors from your life. Just being here shows that you’re making an effort.
Stay uplifted and sober!
Sorry you had a rocky week. I hope you find some meetings. Might check aa.org I believe they have a meeting finder. Also I'd like to invite you to post in the struggling feed. We would like to make sure as many people see your post as possible to increase your chances of someone having the information you asked for.