I believe that there is a lot of truth in the connection with others that absolutely understand and relate to the thoughts and conversations I have within myself. I was in a meeting Friday night and there was a girl that had not been in a long time. She had not picked up but explained so many things that she was thinking and why she had isolated herself for awhile due to a situation that happened regarding another person. I literally felt like I was listening to myself speak. There were other things I needed to hear as well. I felt a calm come over me and I realized that although there were many people in the meeting I did not know, I did actually kind of know. The sharing of experiences, gratitude, strength and hope was what I needed to hear. I share because I am still crazy as hell even though I have been sober for a few 24 hours, but although sharing my crazy brain thoughts helped me, I never know if what I say might help someone else. That is the beauty of the connection with the others. Meetings (even Zoom meetings) are powerful. Thank you for posting.