Just getting home from 10 months incarcerated, with 15 months

Recovery
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Just getting home from 10 months incarcerated, with 15 months sober! No recovery activies in my area. Any ideas? Boredom is my enemy

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#2

Where is your area?

#3

Meetings do it for me but you said none in your area so I'm useless in hindsight. Here to chat about nothing if you wanna message me. Heh

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#4

Hi Kara, I grew up in the area if your shirt represents where you are (actually graduated from that high school). There are meetings there but not a lot of options if I remember correctly (it's been a few years since I've been back).

During the winter, unless you enjoy outdoor activities in the snow, boredom is definitely a thing. There is a city not too far that has plenty more options for us sober people :wink:

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#5

@kara303888 where are you located? Try searching AA meetings near me.

#6

Try some zoom meetings and service work when you get antsy

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#7

You can also start a meeting yourself. Be a good way to do a service to your community and others around you that are willing to walk the path that you are

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Reading Annie Grace’s books can help you stay sober for even longer!!!. Congrats on 15 months!!! … that’s so awesome! I borrowed Annie Grace’s 2 books from the library for free. The 1st one is called This Naked Mind & the 2nd one is called The Alcohol Experiment … both very enlightening!:wink:. She also has a podcast & she also answers reader’s questions on YouTube. You can download her app for free on your phone called This Naked Mind Companion app where you will find a lot of support! Good luck :purple_heart:

#9

The phoenix has online events through their app. Active recovery

#10

My enemy also.

#11

If there is limited recovery in your area start looking for places that will let u start up new meetings

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#12

You want it you'll find it.

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#13

Check out recovery dharma . Com link to sessions, based on Buddhist principles and can download the book for free.

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AA meeting guide is a great app. Looks like you're about 45 min from Syracuse. It would probably be worth taking a couple of trips a week to get to some meetings. Support is really important. I know I couldn't have stayed sober without. You can also venture off into other programs if you want, but try to start soon :pray:

#16

Hi Kara......

I travel fir work alot, I do NA and there is a few 24hr virtual meetings....... or if AA is your thing I'm sure there's some there as well

#17

Books and meetings and church..