AA Meeting Report
A.A. Meeting Report
A.A. Meeting Report
A.A. Meeting Details The meeting that I attended was called “The Way of Life Group”. It took place at Palos Methodist Church, 12101 S Harlem Ave on Monday, January 20, 2014 at 7:00 PM. There were about twenty to thirty people at the meeting. They were all very friendly and welcoming to me as an observer. There were new members and older members and everyone was very open about their situation and dependence on alcohol. Overall, the participants were of all ages, ethnicities, and there was an even amount of men and women. The biggest thing that I noticed about the participants that were at the meeting was that they did not look like my perception of someone who was suffering from alcohol dependence. They were like average people that I would meet during everyday life or someone that I could even see as a friend. It never occurred to me that these individuals would be normal everyday people. I assumed that they would be dysfunctional and unable to participate in the meeting, but many of them looked healthy and were happy to participate and talk at the meeting.
Testimonial
There was an individual who gave a testimonial. This individuals name was Maurine and her sobriety date was September 28, 2005, at the age of 50. She has completed her recovery, but continues to return to help others with her story and because she believes it helps her to be a stronger person. She grew up on the South side. Her father was also an alcoholic, but he was not an everyday drinker. Maurine stated that she believe that her father being an alcoholic had caused a lot of problems in her later years. She caused a lot of problems for herself that caused her daughter to stop speaking to her for five years. She is a social worker and has been ever since she graduated college. However, her drinking problem had gotten so bad that one day she was in the hospital and had to be visited by a social
A.A. Meeting Report
A.A. Meeting Details The meeting that I attended was called “The Way of Life Group”. It took place at Palos Methodist Church, 12101 S Harlem Ave on Monday, January 20, 2014 at 7:00 PM. There were about twenty to thirty people at the meeting. They were all very friendly and welcoming to me as an observer. There were new members and older members and everyone was very open about their situation and dependence on alcohol. Overall, the participants were of all ages, ethnicities, and there was an even amount of men and women. The biggest thing that I noticed about the participants that were at the meeting was that they did not look like my perception of someone who was suffering from alcohol dependence. They were like average people that I would meet during everyday life or someone that I could even see as a friend. It never occurred to me that these individuals would be normal everyday people. I assumed that they would be dysfunctional and unable to participate in the meeting, but many of them looked healthy and were happy to participate and talk at the meeting.
Testimonial
There was an individual who gave a testimonial. This individuals name was Maurine and her sobriety date was September 28, 2005, at the age of 50. She has completed her recovery, but continues to return to help others with her story and because she believes it helps her to be a stronger person. She grew up on the South side. Her father was also an alcoholic, but he was not an everyday drinker. Maurine stated that she believe that her father being an alcoholic had caused a lot of problems in her later years. She caused a lot of problems for herself that caused her daughter to stop speaking to her for five years. She is a social worker and has been ever since she graduated college. However, her drinking problem had gotten so bad that one day she was in the hospital and had to be visited by a social
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