Online Recovery Groups

[irisblue]

Has anyone here participated in one? I realize an in-the-room-meeting is best for me, but I can't always find one at 3am.

[libodem]

1. An on line version would be a good 3am alturnative

I'm an al anon type. I haven't been to a real meeting in some years. I still read my daily thought of the day book. Some of the messages are about the function and health of the 'group' itself. I have found it helpful reading when I get perturbed over group dynamics here we DU. If I'm ever awake at that time and you need somebody pm me. I'll at least talk 12 steps with you. Keep coming back!

[oldhippydude]

2. actually I'm very active in one..

it depends on your particular addiction, over a decade ago I participated in in the Microsoft rooms (type share) .. I'm a poor typist and the meetings tend to lack spontaneity..

the new breed of recovery groups use voice rooms, and often are very close to their face to face counterparts... many of them use pal talk.. while most of the activity happens around north American time zones. afternoon meetings can be joined in the evening in the UK and western Europe..

I know in my group we have over 30 meetings a week (voices of nicotine recovery)

[TygrBright]

3. Here's a page that lists a lot of online fellowship resources

Including video and chat meetings, online discussion boards, etc.

NONE of them are a "replacement" for real live fellowship. But sometimes they're better than sliding over the edge into the abyss...

http://treatmentandrecoverysystems.com/nodes/view/slug nline-the-power-of-24-7-fellowship/type:lib

helpfully,
Bright

Well... I TRIED to post it, but I can't figure out how to turn the frackins smilies off.

C&P it into an address bar and replace the smiley with a colon- : and an uppercase "o"

[Electric Monk]

6. fixed link here

http://treatmentandrecoverysystems.com/nodes/view/slug:online-the-power-of-24-7-fellowship/type:lib

I replaced the colons with ascii code http://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm :

[TygrBright]

7. Thank you! Will try to remember that trick. n/t

[TygrBright]

4. And here's a fairly new resource: "Bill's Buds"

http://billsbuds.com/

video meetings...

Would love to get some reviews.

interestedly,
Bright

[NMDemDist2]

5. i like 'in the rooms'

they do all programs, video mtgs and a forum for questions like DU

http://www.intherooms.com/

[bama_blue_dot]

8. Thank you

for this link! I have been struggling the past two days trying to quit.. I have no one to talk to, so hopefully I can meet some people here..

[NMDemDist2]

9. lots of meetings in AL

http://shoalsaa.org/aameetings.htm

lots of people in those meetings are there to help you and to hang out with.

and you can PM us if it'll help. read through the threads here, reach out.

but go to a face to face meeting (or 30) and find some real folks who will love you and help you to a new you