I searched around the boards for this topic but didn’t find the info I needed exactly. I have 957 days and have come to realize I need a program. I’m not at risk of relapse…today. But I don’t like how I feel about myself or the thoughts I have towards others. There are other things, too. Things I think that are addiction related. So…is it recommended to work the steps virtually? Through “intherooms”? Can I get a virtual sponsor? I just think of AA as face to face. But my schedule doesn’t really work for face to face right now. Not sure if 12 steps is what I need…but I need something!
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Thanks! I figured I could…maybe a dumb question. Maybe a better one would be if virtual meetings are as helpful as face to face.
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Hi! I have been attending online this week because i cant make it in person. I think they are great. That being said it all depends on how they are run but keep searching until you find ones you like.
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Over the years I have been to AA meetings. Usually when feeling desperate and hopeless and hung over. Never really stuck it out. It is different now. I’m 2.5 years sober. I think there are things the 12 steps could help me with. For example the moral inventory.
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I have been attending online AA meetings regularly. I find them extremely helpful.
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Been sponsoring for over 35 years my guys who i sponsor go to ftf meetings ,
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12 Steps and AA have been and still is a big part of my recovery. I have a local group and attend mostly virtual. I go to in person birthday meetings monthly. You can google the AA near me, and many of them have hybrid and zoom options. Great way to meet some new friends.
AA is not affiliated with any religious organization, but encourages finding a higher power or God of your understanding, which is quite personal for everyone. It really has helped me understand how my dis-ease is made in my mind. Check out Eckhart Tolle as well. I’m excited for you.
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Morning MB 
I was invited to an Open Speaker AA meeting because of wifey. A lot of my Al-Anon friends go to their with their spouses. I loved it. Every Friday they have a speaker. I hope wifey will attend when we get home from Dallas. But either way. I think it’s going to be one of my new regular meetings now. I mostly do Al-Anon. And I’m going to go for myself. I’m not sure if I belong. But I’ve heard, go until you feel like you belong. And I know the only requirement is the desire to stop or not drink.
Anyway. I down loaded the app. Mostly for wifey and used the filters and I was surprised how many “Speaker Meetings.” Are in my area. Of course I live in Scottsdale now and there’s tons of recovery out here. Not sure about your neck of the woods. But, I’m going to keep going back to it. See what happens.
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I’ve done both, thanks to the pandemic times. We were pretty much fully on zoom for a year or two. Though by then I already had an in person sponsor and worked the steps.
At any rate, zoom meetings helped keep me sober and stay centered in those awful, otherwise isolating couple of years. Helped me stay connected to something other than myself. It was also amazing seeing the handful of those who got sober with us through those bizarre years. Worked for them!
Short answer, I think anything you can add to your arsenal is great.
That said, I’m grateful to be back in person again. Missed these goobers.
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Thanks everyone…mixed bag of F2F and virtual. I’m still pondering. As I said, no relapse concerns. I just need something…
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IMHO, any meeting is better than no meeting.
The Twelve steps has taught me so much! Heck, I would recommend it to everyone! It was the acceptance and resentment things for me. I learned how to emotionally let it go, and truly have a relationship with my higher power. I understood religion, but not the spiritually aspect. The twelve steps taught me to categorize my brain of chaos into purposeful thoughts. There’s nothing that makes me drink alcohol, but myself.
I can’t even begin to describe the promises that have came true in my life that the program touches on. “Roads to happy destinies.