Looking for a spiritual friend and someone who I Can confidently confide in . I have no friends that I can communicate with on a day-to-day basis. It be amazing to have that person that I can talk to you.
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Hi @Tgash0124, it’s great to have you posting again! How has your sobriety journey been developing since June?
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Hello, it’s been going good. I’m still sober. Haven’t relapsed. However this journey is very lonely and depressing 
I believe it’s very hard for me because I picked up and took my life to Houston from Denver. I left my mom.
I left my marriage because it was what was dragging me down and there was no surviving it any longer, and most of all I left my 23-year-old son who is struggling himself with substance-abuse and legal issues.
I have my nine year-old with me so with the feeling of feeling extremely lonely on top of financially struggling and trying to get up on my feet it’s been extremely hard
I understand everybody is struggling and going through similar emotions, but as a human being
I need that person to confide in and to help lift me up and give me positive affirmations
Having another human being in my life would make my life a lot more happier to cope
I have turned my life over to God and I do pray daily, all the time really and I also listen to the Bible all the time and I try and listen to sermons just to keep my mind off of things but I feel very much isolated.
During my healing journey, which has been one year, three months And a few days today since I’ve moved to Houston, I have learned that I have always been isolated and I didn’t really feel these type of emotions because I was always under the influence, but now sitting in my isolation always by myself I am very lonely, Heartbroken, sad and most of all confused about what I’m trying to accomplish.
Thank you so very much for noticing since the last time I’ve posted . I come onto the app all the time. I just haven’t posted in a while.
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Thank you for sharing your journey with us, I can only imagine how hard and lonely the road must have been for you. Leaving your 23-year old behind must have been extremely difficult to do 
In terms of loneliness, have you considered joining an abstinence group that is appropriate for your DOC? There are so many in the Houston area and they are such a help to many people here on the forum. Here are links to a few of them in your area:
https://hascona.com/meeting-tabs/
I have also previously used the ‘Meeting Guide’ app to find local groups, this can be downloaded from your app store of choice and the Android app is here:
Hope that helps, keep checking in here for support! 
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Thank you so much for the links. I am going to try my best to get out and look into these
with me having my nine-year-old and Not having any support here with me in Houston it’s kind of hard to get out.
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I can imagine it is. There are also tons of online meetings (mostly via Zoom) that you maybe could attend when the 9-year old is in bed? Or maybe day-time in-person meetings when they are in school?
I am hoping someone else can help you with links to the online meetings, I am not very familiar with those. @Lisa07, would you have some information you can share please?
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I do attend In The Rooms app at times I would really love to find some type of group to go to without it being virtual, but I do have two jobs one full-time and a part-time job so finding time right now is so hard, but I am willing to try and just so I can get my sanity on the right track. I greatly appreciate all of the resources that you were providing right now. 
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You’re very welcome and as I said, get more engaged with the forum if you can! If nothing else, you’ll get a good laugh out of some of the silly threads we have going on 
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Youre asking for A spiritual friend? Have you found a church in houston?
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I have not found a home church yet. But I’m looking for a person who can be a supportive partner and friend. Doesn’t have to be religious.
I will be more engaged for sure 
Hey Tiff, happy to see you’re using in the rooms for now until you can find time for in person meetings. I used that platform during covid lockdown and found some very supportive ladies at the women only meetings. In person meetings are definitely easier to build strong connections. I attend ladies only meetings in person too and made a ton of friends that get together regularly outside of the rooms. That meeting guide app Dirk posted above is always being updated so I recommend searching meetings in your area.
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Ok. Thank you for the info and support. It’s good to know those groups and apps really work:
I just dabbled in them but I will be more assertive and get out there more.
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Hi! I’m a black mom of an almost six year old and I completely understand everything you’re going through! Would love to chat!
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Hi my name is Candice im 36 i live in fresno cali , im here 4 ya if ya wanna chat i been clean almost 3 yrs
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I definitely would love to chat. Are you able to send me a PM? I’m new to the app.
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What is a pm like a private message
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It is, if you click on a user’s name, their profile will pop up (unless they have decided to hide theirs) and sending a message is one of the options, see below:
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Ahhhh ok thank you Dirk
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Welcome to the platform. I sent you a pm
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