Addiction is a disease where the recovery process can be life long and addicts get the support of people who assists them with building relationships, and strength. Although, the recovery process is hard, it is rewarding. The client, with the self-determination, focus on the resources, capabilities, and paying attention to stages of readiness, tries to accomplish the goals (Wormer & Davis, 2013, p. 445).
The movie Smashed, is based on a true story, and portrays the main character’s self-determination, and attention to stages of readiness in the recovery from addiction of alcohol. In the movie, an alcoholic married couple that spends most of the time drinking together portrays the alcohol substance abuse issue. Further, one night the main …show more content…
The main character displayed signs and symptoms efficiently and effectively. However, in terms of the recovery program the AA meetings lacks to support an addict’s present personal relationships. After going to AA meetings, Kate’s relationship with her husband and mother was strained and became stressful to an extent that she had to leave her home. Not only this, she was also fired from her job, that left her jobless and with no support system besides the members at the AA meeting. This is a concern since she began to identify as an addict and strained her relationship with the people who were present in her life.
In conclusive, this paper helped exploring the pros and cons of AA meetings. In addition, it helped to understand and empathize with an addict from an observer’s point of view. As an observer the assignment helped to understand the importance of identity an individual changes by joining the AA meetings. This also helped to understand the benefit of 12-steps approach that provides an addict with a sense of belongingness and acceptance. Lastly, addiction is a disease that has many rewarding experience in the recovery
The movie Smashed, is based on a true story, and portrays the main character’s self-determination, and attention to stages of readiness in the recovery from addiction of alcohol. In the movie, an alcoholic married couple that spends most of the time drinking together portrays the alcohol substance abuse issue. Further, one night the main …show more content…
The main character displayed signs and symptoms efficiently and effectively. However, in terms of the recovery program the AA meetings lacks to support an addict’s present personal relationships. After going to AA meetings, Kate’s relationship with her husband and mother was strained and became stressful to an extent that she had to leave her home. Not only this, she was also fired from her job, that left her jobless and with no support system besides the members at the AA meeting. This is a concern since she began to identify as an addict and strained her relationship with the people who were present in her life.
In conclusive, this paper helped exploring the pros and cons of AA meetings. In addition, it helped to understand and empathize with an addict from an observer’s point of view. As an observer the assignment helped to understand the importance of identity an individual changes by joining the AA meetings. This also helped to understand the benefit of 12-steps approach that provides an addict with a sense of belongingness and acceptance. Lastly, addiction is a disease that has many rewarding experience in the recovery