AA Sponsor - choosing a new one???

Question

I had chosen an AA sponsor too quickly at hubby's request and it didn't work.
I relapsed, and now I KNOW I need to go back but I'm scared to go back to the same crowd and figure out how to tell my old sponsor I"m getting a new one. SHE NEVER called me back when she came home from "out of town" by the way.
I'm also not sure if her lenghth of sobriety is too long to deal with a brand new (like 14 hour) newcomer.
I know I could go to meeting out of town to avoid these people but I'd just as soon find a way to feel comfortable with my old meeting people, sponsor, etc, as a newcomer.

Answer 1

We live in a medium-sized town, and there are a TON of AA meetings. Maybe you could find another one.

I don't think it's a problem to switch sponsors or even to have more than one sponsor. Please go back to the meeting you know or to another one -- it doesn't really matter.

But could I say something? I don't want to offend you, but it wasn't your husband's fault or you sponsor's fault that you relapsed. Make a phone call. Read the Big Book. Go to a meeting. Call your old sponsor and ask her to recommend a sponsor with less sobriety than she has (um, doesn't that sound a little weird when I say it?). But what ever you do, remember that you can't handle alcohol and you need to do what you need to do to get and stay sober.