can i go to a meeting as an 18 year old?
hi, my names rj, from & living in ireland, and i turned 18 in November. since i was 13, i've struggled with addictions and always somehow have some sort of one, but when i was 14 it turned to drugs and eventually, harder ones.
i got clean about 2/3 from the drug that had such a grip on me for well over two years, but ive been struggling with staying away from it so much. unfortunately, i haven't gotten clean from everything but i am trying and i want to keep trying, i dont want to rely on substances for the rest of my life but im afraid im only so strong and i dont have the most reliable/stable supports around me.
im not asking for pity or anything and i hope it doesnt come across that way, i just wanna know, if i showed up at a meeting am i gonna be turned away? make people uncomfortable? im not really sure how any of it works and im afraid to ask those who i know have gone before. thanks
edit: thank you all for your amazing support and reassurance, im gonna start looking for meetings this week thanks to you all🙂