The first Alcoholic Anonymous meeting I attended was on February 28, 2016. The time I attended the meeting was at 10:00 am. The meeting was held in the Krasa presentation room, and the size of the meeting was a large group.
This was my very first time attending an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting. I was very nervous and excited. Although, I had never been to an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting, I did have some expectations of what would be discussed and what kind of individuals I would see at the meeting. Like discussed in class I was expecting to see a lot of white men at the meeting. Not only that but just like we discussed the term “oral fixation” in class I was expecting to see a lot of individuals sipping on something or having something in their …show more content…
Joe started drinking at a young age. His dad was also a very heavy drinker and so was his mom. This made me realize that he had one high risk factor for developing alcoholism which was a family history of alcohol. Joe then started drinking even more when he got to college and after he joined a fraternity. He stated that alcohol made him feel alive, relaxed and confident. It also made him forget and sometimes not even remember what had happened the day before. Joe was going thru a crisis because his life was going downhill. He said that he quit drinking when he was referred to see a cardiologist. When he got home within 20 minutes from his visit to the cardiologist, the doctor called him, and told him he had to go in for open heart surgery. After the surgery, he realized even though he put his wife through a lot of things, such as spending little to no time with her and having arguments over nothing, she was still there for him, throughout the whole surgery process and that is what pushed him to change to do something about his problem and give up alcohol for good. Joe has now been clean for nine years.
The second Alcoholics Anonymous meeting I attended was on March 13, 2016. The meeting took place in the Krasa presentation room at 10:00 am. Like, the last meeting the size of the meeting was relatively …show more content…
I looked around for the man that I discussed about from my previous visit, whom had trouble focusing on the discussion. Although, he was nowhere to be found, it made me reflect back of what was discussed in class, that Alcoholics Anonymous is not effective for everyone. While Alcoholics Anonymous may not have been effective for that gentleman it was effective for many other individuals. For example, when going around the room discussing some of the individuals stories a gentleman shared that his daughter is pregnant and in a few days she was expected to give birth. He was saying that he was really happy and thankful that he was able to experience this moment sober. Another woman shared that sobriety gave her, her life back and was able to get things
This was my very first time attending an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting. I was very nervous and excited. Although, I had never been to an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting, I did have some expectations of what would be discussed and what kind of individuals I would see at the meeting. Like discussed in class I was expecting to see a lot of white men at the meeting. Not only that but just like we discussed the term “oral fixation” in class I was expecting to see a lot of individuals sipping on something or having something in their …show more content…
Joe started drinking at a young age. His dad was also a very heavy drinker and so was his mom. This made me realize that he had one high risk factor for developing alcoholism which was a family history of alcohol. Joe then started drinking even more when he got to college and after he joined a fraternity. He stated that alcohol made him feel alive, relaxed and confident. It also made him forget and sometimes not even remember what had happened the day before. Joe was going thru a crisis because his life was going downhill. He said that he quit drinking when he was referred to see a cardiologist. When he got home within 20 minutes from his visit to the cardiologist, the doctor called him, and told him he had to go in for open heart surgery. After the surgery, he realized even though he put his wife through a lot of things, such as spending little to no time with her and having arguments over nothing, she was still there for him, throughout the whole surgery process and that is what pushed him to change to do something about his problem and give up alcohol for good. Joe has now been clean for nine years.
The second Alcoholics Anonymous meeting I attended was on March 13, 2016. The meeting took place in the Krasa presentation room at 10:00 am. Like, the last meeting the size of the meeting was relatively …show more content…
I looked around for the man that I discussed about from my previous visit, whom had trouble focusing on the discussion. Although, he was nowhere to be found, it made me reflect back of what was discussed in class, that Alcoholics Anonymous is not effective for everyone. While Alcoholics Anonymous may not have been effective for that gentleman it was effective for many other individuals. For example, when going around the room discussing some of the individuals stories a gentleman shared that his daughter is pregnant and in a few days she was expected to give birth. He was saying that he was really happy and thankful that he was able to experience this moment sober. Another woman shared that sobriety gave her, her life back and was able to get things