Feelings

It's a very weird experience for a man to talk to other men about his feelings. It's incredibly strange. With my sponsor and other friends, I can really talk about anything- how I feel, what scares me, what I'm worried about- and I can do it for old issues I've buried under the surface and anything new. I guess this is easier for women (I don't really know, of course) but for me it's nothing I've ever experienced before AA. In AA, whether it be in Florence, Walhalla, or anywhere else, there are people I can literally say anything to. It's very helpful to my mental health and feels perfectly natural, but when I reflect on it, it's really amazing. I'm sure, for example, this open sharing of everything is something my father has never experienced.