12 Step Paper By Melissa Shaffer HUMS 113 April 23‚ 2009 Last Wednesday April 15‚ 2009 I attended an open AA meeting at the Church Of The Lakes in Nineveh. On my way to the meeting I was a little nervous. All of that disappeared the moment I walked into the door‚ where I was greeted by strangers who acted like they knew me there whole lives. Almost everyone came up to me right away to give me a hug and welcome me to the meeting. I don’t think I have ever been around
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AA Analysis Alcoholics Anonymous‚ AA‚ is an open discussion meeting with anyone who wants to be a part of it or learn options for help. Many people join AA for the idea that they can relate to others and not feel judged on their past and present life choices. I personally‚ have a hard time understanding alcoholics and what their need for over use of alcohol. I went to an AA meeting with the hopes of understanding and being able to put myself in “their shoes” so that I can learn to help more. From
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February 13th‚ I attended and overeaters anonymous meeting. I’ve never been to any type of support or 12 step meeting before‚ so I was not really sure what to expect. When I first arrived‚ there were a group of women waiting outside for the meeting to start. Once the meeting started‚ the person who chaired the meeting began. She started with an introduction of what Overeaters Anonymous was. She then had someone come up and read the 12 steps and 12 traditions. The leader of the meeting went on to share
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single day‚ we walk past many different types of people that come from all walks of life and some who are the typical definition of “normal” that are battling addictions to alcohol. My eyes were opened up a great deal when I attended an open Alcoholics Anonymous meeting that had a guest speaker named James and if I would have walked past him on the street‚ I would have never known the internal battles that he has faced and does face everyday he gets up out of bed. I went to an early morning meeting
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12 Step Meeting Elisabeth Hudson HUMS 113 Professor Eric Comstock 8.01.14 12 Step Meeting One my way to the meeting I was feeling really anxious. I didn’t really know what to expect. I could imagine how many people would be there or what the energy would be like. I wondered if there would be tears‚ or laughter. If it would be happiness or solemn silence. I had never been to anything like that so I think the feeling was just me being completely unsure. I was also excited to see what it would
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Alcoholics Anonymous was very uncomfortable. I felt out of place amongst people that have actual problems. I felt disrespectful for being there‚ but I had no choice. At first they were nice to us‚ but when they found out we were there as a punishment they didn’t like it. They were all there to get clean and change their lives. I was there to do my time‚ and make it back in time to have fun and forget the whole thing. I had no business being there and it didn’t teach us anything. I listened
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N121L Alcoholics Anonymous Support Group (AA) Location: Wesley Church on Barstow The support group I attended was on October 19th‚ 2012 at 12pm at Wesley Church located on Barstow Avenue. It was in the Winterburg Education Building in room 3. A gentleman by the name of Andy was leading the group. He first said a prayer and then asked if there were any new members. There were none so he asked if there were visitors. I introduced myself and said I was a Fresno State nursing student. He then
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Origins of the Twelve-Step Program Once an addict makes the decision to stop using a substance or engaging in a detrimental behavior‚ the difficult job of sticking with that decision often becomes a daily struggle. This particular stage is called recovery and is a lifelong process. Recovery is the longest stage of addiction and requires extreme behavior modification and self-control. In the late 1930s‚ a program was created that became the standard for nearly all recovery programs still in use
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assignment‚ I went to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. At first‚ it was for me to find a meeting near my house where I can go to. I went to a group called Never Too Young‚ located at Santa Maria school‚ in the Bronx. I felt a little uncomfortable when I was there‚ because I noticed that they felt uncomfortable when I presented myself‚ and told them my reasons to be there. I did not stay. However‚ the following day I found an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous near my house. This one‚ was a Spanish
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The 12-step program is only for alcohol addicts‚ right? Wrong. The twelve step program helps so many different people for so many different reasons. Many people think the twelve step program only helps people with an alcohol addiction‚ well‚ it can definitely help them get through that addiction‚ but it also helps other types of addictions and disorders. Whether a person has an eating disorder‚ depression‚ post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)‚ substance abuse‚ or even if they only have Attention
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