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Online recovery meetings can help you keep in touch with your support group so you can safely connect and work together during COVID-19. Learn the benefits and how it works.
Due to the recent outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), social distancing has made it necessary for people to avoid in-person events like addiction recovery meetings. You may be staying at home to help your community, protect your family, or because you’re sick or caring for a loved one.
Whatever the reason, it doesn’t have to get in the way of your recovery. Free online recovery meetings can help you keep in touch with your support group so you can safely work together to stay sober.
There is an online recovery meeting for every day of the week and most times of day, so it’s usually easy to get something that fits your schedule.
Staying anonymous helps people support each other without fear of judgment. Online meetings held in video and chat rooms can be completely anonymous with made-up screen names you choose.
Online recovery meetings can happen anywhere with a stable internet connection. You can be at home or traveling abroad and still attend your meeting.
For many, attending a meeting from the safety of their own home can make the recovery process more comfortable. Others may enjoy not having to commute to their meetings.
In-person meetings are sometimes limited in size and location. Online support groups help you access new people and perspectives you may not get locally.
Online recovery meetings can bring people together for targeted meetings for women, veterans, LGBTQ+ people, adolescents, speakers of different languages, families of addicts and more.
Many of the things you can expect from in-person recovery meetings still apply when it’s online. Joining a support group and attending meetings regularly can help you:
Online AA support groups, just like in-person ones, follow a 12-step program to recover from alcohol addiction. Some of these steps include admitting a lack of control, recognizing a higher power, self-reflection and making amends.
Smart Recovery online meetings are based on cognitive-behavioral therapy in a 4-point program. These meetings help people understand their own behavior and thought processes to change their actions moving forward.
Also using a 12-step program, Nar-Anon online meetings are designed for people addicted to narcotics and drugs in general.