Hi there, my name is Mae, and I'm looking for other OLGA members to meet with in Houston, TX. I attend ACA, Al-Anon, CoDA, OA, and open AA meetings, but my primary addiction is gaming. Even though I get alot out of going to the above listed meetings, I feel alienated since so few people know about gaming addiction. I've only met one other gaming addict since I started the program 3 months ago. Does anyone in or around Houston want to meet?
Sablerain, it is great that you are starting up a face-to-face meeting in your area! I live in the Vancouver, B.C. area so I obviously would not be able to attend (at least not regularly). Posting a notice here is a great start. However, some people don't read very many of the posts. If you would like to find out which members here have indicated that they live in your area and contact them yourself, you can use the Member Lookup By Location service (obtained from the upper-right link when you click on the Meetings tab). Just select only the state of Texas from the list on the left and then click on the Submit button. When I tried that, I saw that there are quite a few members, with just one of them being in Houston but quite a few of them not listing their city so they may be in the Houston area.
Good luck with your meetings, and remember to have patience if the turnout is slow and unsteady, especially initially.
- John O.
[em]Carpe Diem![/em] (Seize the Day!)
I am in Houston and would be interested in this. After losing all my fantasy online friends it would be nice to find a new real life friend(s).
Excellent!
I suggest your first meeting be somewhere over coffee or the equivalent, you need neither meeting halls nor regular schedules at first.
Good luck to you both.
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@ J. Doe Thanks for the suggestions. I'll PM the Texas people and see if I can find more people in Houston.
@ Murray I'm glad you want to join! I'm sending you a PM with some contact info.
@ Xandtar Yeah, I was planning on something like a coffee shop for starters.
Has anyone found a GA in the Houston / Spring TX area for teenagers?
These posts are all from quite a bit ago, so I dearly hope that some of you are still around, and that you're still interested in having face-to-face meetings in the Houston area! I'll druve as far as I need to for this!
HI there! Still looking to start a face-to-face group in the Houston, TX area. Please send e-mail to christyccallahan@gmail.com if interested!
Status update:
Someone has sent me e-mail regarding this, and we're scheduled to have a first, informal meeting over coffee "sometime next weekend". If anyone else in the Houston area is interested in joining us, please do let me know!
Thank you :)
-Christy
Hi, is anyone meeting in Houston? Please let me know. Thanks.