Hi, Kira, I love your honesty. You are a beautiful person. I am an alcoholic in addition to being an ally, and I understand everything you said. I have been sober for 13 years, through the grace of God and AA. We have an extremely welcoming “rainbow” meeting at our AA clubhouse, it is open and one of the best meetings around, lots of laughs, and recovery.
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Husband, father, artist. Friend of Bill. Animal lover. LGBTIA+ Ally. Suicide prevention. Eccentric, but in a friendly way, mostly. he/him
I have attended a few AA meetings, and I can see how it can be a benefit to many. I found the social atmosphere to be a bit triggering; while I never did it, I would feel compelled to drink after going to a meeting — a consequence of my social…
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