Online Gamers Anonymous

My Alcoholics Anonymous meeting took place in 202 W. Broadway, Anaheim. The whole AA meeting lasted about an hour thirty minutes. The building seems to be an old church that no longer is being used. There was about 25 members who attended that evening’s meeting, and about equal ratio of men and women. When the meeting started one of the member read the AA preamble. Then another member read the actual 12 step list. Seems like everyone remembered the 12 step list, because everyone read…

Alcoholics Anonymous is recovery group for those suffering with an alcohol addiction. Its program is mainly focused on abstaining from alcohol and achieving sobriety, but also puts emphasis on spirituality and comradery with other members as a form of a family and accountability partners. I attended an AA meeting on Friday, September 9th, and here’s what I saw and learned. The meeting I chose to go to was in my local church at eight pm. I took my dad with me because he had been to a few with…

When one thinks of support groups, the most common one that comes to mind is Alcoholics Anonymous. However, there are a myriad of groups out there that address the need of almost every individual. One such is Narcotics Anonymous (NA). This is a nonprofit fellowship dedicated to help those who are addicted to drugs. I shall recount my experiences and thoughts after attending one of their meetings. On January 13th at 10:30am I visited an NA meeting at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church. It was an…

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is “the most widely used treatment for alcoholism in the world;” it is known as a self-help group, which utilizes a 12-step program (Emirck & Beresford, 2016, p. 463). According to Mark Galanter, “Mutuality,” “is central to the AA fellowship” not self-help (2014, p. 301). The program emphasizes the acknowledgement of “the existence of God and a Higher Power,” as well as “a spiritual awakening” which is deemed crucial for a successful outcome (Ruiz, 2016, p. 801). AA is…

For my out of class activity I decided to go to an open Alcoholic Anonymous meeting. I chose to go to this type of meeting because they have lots of time options in the Des Moines area, so it was convenient within my schedule. Initially, going into this I had no idea what to expect. I’ve seen a few AA meetings on movies I have watched, but other than that, I had no previous knowledge of what this meeting would be like. It first started with individual conversations amongst each other, then…

Reflection on Group The group I decided to attend was a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) group in my local community. I was invited to the NA meeting to celebrate a friend’s one year anniversary of sobriety. I thought this was a great opportunity to observe group members and experience an NA meeting. As I walked into the basement of the church to attend the NA meeting, I was greeted graciously with handshakes and hugs from a few group members at the door. I sat in the back of the room, in order to get…

After starting in 1935, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has helped millions of people become and stay sober. The 12 steps of AA are designed to help individuals recover from compulsive behaviors and live a normal life. By using these steps, individuals can begin a healthy, long-term sobriety. 1. The 12 Steps of AA: Admitting Powerlessness The first of the 12 steps of AA is to admit that there is a problem. It means rejecting denial and recognizing that an addiction is beyond the individual's…

This kind of discovery means gamers are discovering games from all different types of genres. There are millions of games in the world just ready to be discovered. Gamers strive to find that one game they love and that takes discovery. Discovery can be looking through parents old games to searching the web for that one game that catches your eye. I…

substance abuse problem, with only 10% receiving the treatment needed (Office of Applied Studies, 2002). The recognition has been made that youth tend to be underrepresented, with only 2% of organizations members being under the age of 21 (Alcoholics Anonymous, 2007). A research study conducted by Owen and Slaymaker (2003) compared the involvement of adult and adolescence patients from Hazelden inpatient treatment, who attended AA in the community. Their research showed that the average adult…

instead of someone else’s drinking problem. Anyone can attend and there is no cost associated with attendance and there are meetings held locally and internationally. The setting is informal and anonymous, so individuals can feel comfortable and safe in sharing their stories. Like Alcoholics Anonymous, one of the disadvantages of Al-Anon is the reference to spirituality and religion. This may prevent some individuals from even considering this type of support group even though Al-Anon…