Mistie, thank you for sharing your observations with the Alcoholics Anonymous group. It is wonderful that you were able to recognize the strengths in each person. This is a wonderful quality to posses as a therapist. It also appeared that you came out of the meeting with a greater appreciation for those struggling with abstinence. It appeared as the group leader was taking the appropriate steps in having the individual recognize when they are entering the danger zone and what they did to stay out of it.…
University of Maryland Baltimore N329 Journal O.A. Xiaotang Jing I attended the O.A. meeting at Ascension House, located at 202 S Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 on March 22, 2017. The meeting time was 11:00 am. Overeaters Anonymous meeting is tailored to individuals who need support, encouragement and at the same time want to make practical strategies to recovery. This meeting was open to the public, therefore, a diverse group were seen. The most surprising thing you can see was that the differences of body weight.…
Alcoholism is prevalent in every community. Alcoholism is an illness, in which individuals are addicted to alcohol. Individuals who are addicted to alcohol feel as though they cannot function every day without it. Those addicted who do not seek help in most cases, hurt themselves, their families and others. This paper aims to prove how Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) support groups can help those individuals who seek help and try to cope with this illness effectively.…
Narcotics Anonymous Meeting On Tuesday September twentieth, I attended my first narcotics anonymous (NA) meeting to observe the process of how a NA meeting is conducted and what it entails. I expected the NA meeting to be held in an authorized medical building or church. It was not. Recovery and Beyond functions out of a small, run down residence off West Mahoney Avenue in Mesa.…
On September 18th, I observed an Alcoholics Anonymous Group at Trinity United Methodist Church in Atlanta. The name of this group is called John F.’s 12 Steps Study, which is an open discussion meeting for anyone to participant in and it does have attendees examine one of the 12 steps in the program. According to Alcoholics Anonymous’ national website, “Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self- supporting… [no requirements and]…Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem” (Alcoholics Anonymous, 2016, para. 1).…
He says you start out every meeting admitting that you are an alcoholic powerless against alcohol. He says they believe alcoholism is a fatal illness without a cure. And I personally know self-proclaimed alcoholics who, rather than finding peace, fight a daily battle for sobriety. It seems miserable in our culture to be sober (p. 15, para 4). Living one day at a time; fighting every second to stay sober, does not sit well with Annie.…
The 12 step meeting that I attended was an over eaters anonymous. When I arrived, I was greeted openly and the people were very friendly. I had to announced who I was and the purpose of me being there. I was surprise that I was accepted as part of the group. The group had given several pamphlets and invited me to attend their weekly meetings.…
The speakers shared with the group how their life was when they were alcoholics and how attending the groups and wanted to change their life is making them a better person. They were 55 members present at the meeting I attended and most of them were men. One of the speakers spoke about how he faces many obstacles everyday but with a good support system is what keeps him going. He stated that his life was miserable when he used to drink and he realized that he was hurting his family; he felt like he didn’t know who he was anymore, his family didn’t know who he was and that was painful for him. The AA group is what’s helping him stay sober and finding himself.…
“Any meeting of two or more recovering addicts who meet regularly at a specific time and place for the purpose of recovery from the disease of addiction” pertain directly to Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous (Capital Area of Narcotics Anonymous). As nurses there is a major possibility of crossing various types of people that may deal with addictions, and we need to know how to be an advocate for them. Some may consider addiction a type of illness or disorder, and this is where we need to know how to treat them and help, because in every sense it is our responsibility, it is our job as caregivers. My experience with going to the AA/NA meeting was an eye opening experience for me, and I know that I need to become more aware of issues…
I attended Alcohol Anonymous open (AA) meeting at Resurrection Hospital located on the northwest side of Chicago. The meeting is on Sunday mornings at 9 am. , in an average sized room which contained 25 members. There was a wide range of ages from people in their early 20’s up to senior citizens. There was coffee and doughnuts provided at no costs but they do accept donations.…
Walking up to the doors of the first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting I can honestly say I was feeling so many different emotions. I had no idea what to expect and how I would feel about the whole experience. I was curious about the format and the actual process. I was nervous about how I would be received, and about how I would react to hearing everyone’s stories. I was also a little embarrassed to be seen walking into an AA meeting, which was something I was very surprised about.…
I attended the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in support for my uncle whom is a recovering substance abuse abuser. As a family, we had been planning a visit where we would all attend as a milestone for his recovery. This coincided perfectly with the requirements of this course and the opportunity to apply my perspective thorough the eyes of a future social worker. Prior to attending this meeting I felt excited. I was going with a big group (mother, sister, aunt, and four cousins) and my uncle was elated to have us there to see him receive his ninety day coin.…
Reflections of an AA Meeting Attendance by a Non-Alcoholic Support Meeting Reflection I attended an online Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. There were twenty-six participants there, including myself; two of which were moderators. I had actually logged on early, as is my habit attending seminars, and observed the other participants chatting beforehand. I was surprised by the lack of seriousness surrounding this whole process.…
When the leader introduced himself, I was taken aback by the fact he was an alcoholic. I know I should not have been, it would be a little arbitrary for the leader to not have experienced what the members were not experienced, but it was just caught me off guard. Another thing that surprised me was how responsive the members were. I have seen movies and television shows where they portray AA meetings. They always show a person introducing themselves and stating they are an alcoholic and then the group would respond, but in my meeting, after someone would read or share, the group would always thank them by name.…
Early in the inception of AA, both Dr. Bob and Bill made it clear that no one can know the true nature of alcoholism as well as another suffering alcoholic (Big Book, 2001). The inherent capacity for depth of empathy, evident in sharing one 's experience, strength and hope, with another person who is suffering from the same problems, is a strong foundation for the much needed support necessary for recovery to take place. For this project, I attended two different meetings. One was an open meeting of alcoholics anonymous and the other was a closed meeting of crystal meth…