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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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 her story of how
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12 Step Meeting How did the meeting start? It all started with an opening speech from the guest speaker who was once an alcoholic and has been sober for over 22yrs. Was one of the 12 Steps discussed‚ or many? Yes‚ all 12 steps were discussed in brief during the meeting since it was the first 12 steps meeting for this new group. Was there a personal testimonial? Yes‚ the floor was opened to all members who are willing to share their personal testimonies. Eleven people shared their
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This essay is a reflection on my observation of how a group interacts with each other. The 12-step meeting I attended was Overeater’s Anonymous (OA). OA uses the same Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions as Alcoholics Anonymous‚ the words are changed from “alcoholic” to “compulsive overeater”. The meeting I went to had seven people in attendance even with this small of a group it was definitely a diverse group. All seven attendees were women whose ages ranged from a young college student to an
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12-Step/Mutual Support Group Meeting Directions and Requirements Read Chapter 10 in advance of attending the meeting. 1. Students should choose the type of meeting they wish to attend: Alcoholics Anonymous‚ Narcotics Anonymous‚ Overeaters Anonymous‚ Reformers Unanimous etc. Look in Chapter 10 for a list of others. Often these meetings are held at churches‚ shelters‚ and helping agencies. They are offered at various times of the day and multiple times each week. Rocky Mount has some really
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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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most important step to recovery. We learn that once recovery is what we want in our lives there are steps to take these steps is to mean we are ready to completely give yourself to a higher power. This higher power can be anything or anyone we want it to be‚ whether it be God or someone we can really trust and depend on. There are 12 steps to recovery that will help us stay clean and help us be successful in staying in recovery. This we call the “12 Step Program.” The first step to recovery is
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Running Head: 12 Step Program 12 Step Program Report 12 Step Program Report 1 What is alcoholism? What is alcoholism? That seems to be a perplexing question. According to the report entitled This is A.A. An Introduction to the A.A.Recovery Program‚ “There is no formal A.A. definition of alcoholism…” but continues‚ “It can be described as a physical
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Overeaters Anonymous- 12 Steps to New Life Shelley N. Fischer BSHS 431 Monday‚ May 14‚ 2012 Gary Zarchy Overeaters Anonymous- 12 Steps to New Life I decided because I don’t drink and have never had a drug addiction that I wanted to find a 12- step program that would be relatable to something I felt could help me in my life now. I decided that the program would be Overeaters Anonymous. I have known for a long time that I have an addictive nature‚ as I tend to become very focused on something
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The participants in this 12 step support group benefit especially for the support they receive. The 12 step program allows people with addictions to come in and listen to others suffering from the same addiction. There is a no judgment zone. It gives people a support system and encouragement to continue to attempt to overcome their addiction. It allows people to see that they are not the first nor the last people to be suffering from the addiction. There are people from all walks of life suffering
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