Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Analysis

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Silence can make any situation awkward very quickly. I can honestly say that during this meeting it was no awkward silence. Everyone in the group kept the flow of and the conversation didn’t stop until time ran out.

The members may have experienced cohesion issues when they first started attending Alcoholics Anonymous meting but during the meeting that I witnessed it was no since of mistrust, or unwillingness to share and everyone seemed very safe in the group. It was even like a running joke that I like you guys so much I enjoy spending time with y’all out of Alcoholics Anonymous.
With any relationship where you have you be open and honest, a working relationships is needed. As been stated that one person can’t share their entire life story
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The Alcoholics Anonymous meetings have a general set of rules and norms that members follow. in the openers and the Alcoholics Anonymous manual we went over the rules and regulations and expectations of Alcoholics Anonymous. It was understood that these meetings are anonymous and any one can attended and there is no pressure to continue to come to meetings. The only real rule is the desire to become sober and knowing that it is a process. And respecting each of the member’s journeys. Everyone didn’t travel the same path but all the members ended up on the same road of sobriety with the help of Alcoholics Anonymous. Most of the members of the Lake Jackson Alcoholics Anonymous meeting stated that, they initially only came to Alcoholics Anonymous meeting because his boss at work and his wife were pressuring him to come and get help. He stated that he stayed in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and returned because he found his “tribe” he knew that everyone that

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