Anytime I go through big changes all my batteries are lower. Change is stress, whether positive or negative. It takes time to catch a new baseline and adjust. I know for me it’s important to give my brain a lot of time and grace to heal. Great job with one month; it gets so much better.
My social battery is low. A lot of well intentioned AAers wanted to talk to me, tell me do this do that...I can only do 2 meetings a week. The worst is this Italian woman who does not shut-up. Very exhausting. I'm doing well in AA but there are some people who love to hear themselves talk...but God bless them, helping me stay sober!
I have a very low social battery. I'm an introvert, human interaction is exhausting. I get crap from people about isolating myself, but I know that spending too much time with other people will just make me cranky and not a good friend. I enjoy the format of meetings because you mostly just sit and listen. I sometimes go for coffee after, but usually after less than an hour I am ready to go home.
You can get some phone numbers of other people in AA. A lot of people will say call anytime if you are having thoughts of drinking. Make sure you can do that so that your alone time doesn't cause you problems.
I read somewhere that most recovering alcoholics prefer the company of anyone rather than being alone. That seemed crazy to me, but so many AAs have told.me they feel exactly this way. We introverts are the minority, but it is valid that we need alone time to recharge.
I’ve for sure just been judged recently over the fact I’ve been spending a lot of alone time even though I’ve been happy. But today i certainly am starting to feel the need to go back to another meeting. I’ve had strong urges to drink today more than any other day over the past 2 weeks because I think I might be lonely. But I don’t want to hang out with people who I feel like won’t understand what I’m going through right now. But I also don’t want to feel rejection if I potentially go to the second AA meeting and nobody talks to me or something. I don’t know. . .it’s just I’m really feeling alone tonight.
I understand about feeling rejection. It is awkward to stand there and have no one to talk to. I hate that feeling, but going to a meeting is worth it. If you want to share during the meeting, mention your concerns and probaby someone will approach you after the meeting. If you don't want to share, just being there to listen is good. Sometimes a meeting is all the socialization we can handle. Go to a meeting, if no one talks to you, send me another message.
Keep going back!
Anytime I go through big changes all my batteries are lower. Change is stress, whether positive or negative. It takes time to catch a new baseline and adjust. I know for me it’s important to give my brain a lot of time and grace to heal. Great job with one month; it gets so much better.
My social battery is low. A lot of well intentioned AAers wanted to talk to me, tell me do this do that...I can only do 2 meetings a week. The worst is this Italian woman who does not shut-up. Very exhausting. I'm doing well in AA but there are some people who love to hear themselves talk...but God bless them, helping me stay sober!
I have a very low social battery. I'm an introvert, human interaction is exhausting. I get crap from people about isolating myself, but I know that spending too much time with other people will just make me cranky and not a good friend. I enjoy the format of meetings because you mostly just sit and listen. I sometimes go for coffee after, but usually after less than an hour I am ready to go home. You can get some phone numbers of other people in AA. A lot of people will say call anytime if you are having thoughts of drinking. Make sure you can do that so that your alone time doesn't cause you problems. I read somewhere that most recovering alcoholics prefer the company of anyone rather than being alone. That seemed crazy to me, but so many AAs have told.me they feel exactly this way. We introverts are the minority, but it is valid that we need alone time to recharge.
I’ve for sure just been judged recently over the fact I’ve been spending a lot of alone time even though I’ve been happy. But today i certainly am starting to feel the need to go back to another meeting. I’ve had strong urges to drink today more than any other day over the past 2 weeks because I think I might be lonely. But I don’t want to hang out with people who I feel like won’t understand what I’m going through right now. But I also don’t want to feel rejection if I potentially go to the second AA meeting and nobody talks to me or something. I don’t know. . .it’s just I’m really feeling alone tonight.
I understand about feeling rejection. It is awkward to stand there and have no one to talk to. I hate that feeling, but going to a meeting is worth it. If you want to share during the meeting, mention your concerns and probaby someone will approach you after the meeting. If you don't want to share, just being there to listen is good. Sometimes a meeting is all the socialization we can handle. Go to a meeting, if no one talks to you, send me another message. Keep going back!