Finding a sponsor/sponsee

[admin]

This is for members who are seriously interested in getting support and help on a daily basis. It is a place for you to sponsor someone, and be an accountability partner for other members on the site.

In addition to posting on the forum, we encourage members to support each other outside the site via email, phone, or whatever means you feel comfortable with.

If you are looking for someone to help you, please post:

<Membername> looking for a sponsor!

If you are looking to sponsor someone else, please post:

<Membername> looking to sponsor someone.

Members are encouraged to have more than one sponsor/partner. It is also encouraged to explain how much time you have available to help other members so they know what kind of help they can expect to receive before signing up.

Could anyone who posts here in the please also post if/when they find a sponsor/sponsee.

The full list of sponsorship partnerships and who is still looking is here: http://www.throughtheflame.org/forum/sobriety-circles/1259-sponsorship-full-list.html

Members will be added to the full list by Vorlan. Feel free to message him with questions or comments.

[Dominus]

Dominus, looking to sponsor someone (who is serious about quitting)

[Coyote Toast]

Coyote Toast is looking for a sponsor.

I see this forum looks pretty quiet but it's a marvelous idea.

[dave42]

Yeah, this is the thing that brought me here about 2 months ago: I really wanted a "sponsor" -- someone with more experience and someone to whom I'd be accountable. I'm still very interested in this, even though I feel a lot better about things now. So, yeah, if there is someone who would be willing to be my sponsor, I'd like that. I'll try the posting procedure you recommended, Admin.

[dave42]

David42 Looking for a sponsor!

[fishToby]

Hi,
I'm serious about quitting. I have fallen about every 2 months. I Consider myself very disciplined but for some reason this thing has me beat. Accountablity seems to be a key (up until now I have not admitted my addiction to anyone). Thanks in advance.

[Coyote Toast]

So here's a question: should those looking for sponsors directly contact those offering sponsorship or is something else supposed to happen?

[admin]

CT, I think that's the best way, contact via PM and see if that person is still available and interested (in this case, Dominus). Sorry we don't have a better system for this yet, we'll try to figure something out soon so it's more clear.

[shoelaces22]

shoelaces - looking for a sponsor [pref. female being that i am female and that might be ackward otherwise...:)]

[Avegan]

I could do with someone to talk to, i'm a girlfriend of a PA, and would love to have someone in the same position to talk to one to one, emails probably. So i guess i'm a PA partner looking for a sponsor.