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Reflection On AA Meetings
When I first heard about this project I was a little skeptical about it. The first thing that popped in my mind is that other people would view me as an addict. Then after the 2 or 3 week of class I truly understood the passion Mrs. White had for her career. Then it made since we really need to understand our clients mentally and somewhat physical in order to fully understand their needs. I decided to start with the AA meetings first. I thought these meetings would be a little better for starts.
Once I started looking for meetings to attend I was truly overwhelmed by the number of meetings available in just my area along. I decided on the right time and date to attend. I was VERY scared at first going into a meeting with strangers who actually
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