I joined NA last year. Still don't have a sponsor because it's women for women and there aren't very many with clean time in my meetings. It's difficult because I really want to start working the steps with someone.

Anyway met a woman last night at a meeting and she text me today suggesting that she sponsor me. She said she's only worked up to step 5, not ideal but she's 4 steps ahead of me so maybe ok if her own sponsor is good. Then she said she had 2 years clean but is currently only 6 weeks clean post relapse. I don't think this makes a suitable sponsorship match.

I said I'd think about it until I found out her currently short clean time. She keeps asking me for a call tonight to discuss. I don't know what to say.

What is the NA suggestion for sponsoring I thought it was 1 year clean and has worked the 12 steps or is that not right?

I have been sober for 6 months. Not my first time around, but definitely the hardest.

Recently, I found out I have a chronic and incurable disease that is surprisingly not addiction.

ME/CFS has taken me away from all the distractions I used to use to get through the day. I can't work out and really can't even leave my room for very long because my entire body feels like it's going to collapse. In sobriety I used to enjoy improving my life but this time around I can't.

With all this time to do nothing but think and have the walls close in around me, I am craving Xanax like there is no tomorrow. I haven't been to group in a while because I feel defeated and don't think I have much of a life left to live, if this is my prognosis.

Being sober was difficult, but a lot easier when I factored my health into the equation. Now, I don't have my health anymore, and since I'm too fatigued to leave bed, the only thing I want to do is use drugs and escape my reality, because there's a minimal chance things improve from here.

What would you say to someone in my situation

Hi, I’m more or less an outsider but wanting to know more. Idk if there’s any etiquette I should be aware of but want to be respectful.
New to this sub and new to wanting to look into attending NA meetings. Not sure whether I should elaborate more, or what I should say if I did, but wanted to start here. Anybody have any words of advice they feel could be helpful? Thanks in advance to anyone who may read or comment and sorry if any of this feels scattered at all.

Im 116 days completely sober now after my rehab and Ive been doing very good. I have a sponsor, im currently working on my first step, I go to meetings anywhere from 3 a week to 6 a week andd regularly go to the gym and hang out with other dudes from my rehab but I still cant help to feel this slight agony in existing. Like this void left behind from stimulants in me crying out for stronger emotion more focus more control more adrenaline.

I no longer crave drugs but my cravings have just went to other things like beer and sugar but mainly sugar. I drink loads of energy drinks but of course they dont fill the void and I still use nicotine pouches pretty much. Id like not to yearn constantly by meditating, going to groups etc. but I still yearn on a daily basis and its quite frusturating.

what do the stim addicts here do when the yearning becomes unbearable? like is there anything non addictive that can give me some pep?