April 16‚ 2017: United Methodist AA Meeting The first meeting I decided to attend was an AA meeting. I choose this meeting from a list on Google.com. I did not have any requirements for the meeting‚ but I made my final decision based upon the location and familiarity of the location. I use to live in the area and was comfortable that my choice would be in a safe location. I choose to go to a meeting in the day time‚ due to safety and my gender. I drove to the meeting with no complications to finding
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I first attended AA meetings as a requirement while I was in outpatient treatment in 2002. So when I learned that I had to go for a class assignment‚ I thought I would be comfortable attending a meeting. I was going with the intent on just sitting in the back and listening. The meetings that I had gone to in the past were held at the treatment center where I was seeking help. For this assignment‚ I went to a group meeting at a prominent church in south Charlotte. Once
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AA REACTION PAPER 1. I did not really know what exactly to expect before the meeting‚ because I never been to a AA meeting and I was kind of excited to go and hear peoples stories about their addictions and dependency. 2. I attend the meeting with my boyfriend because I did not want to go alone. My only concern was how people were going to be there‚ and I excepted to hear some bizarre stories of peoples past. 3. The meeting was held in a conference like setting at a round table
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For my Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting assignment I attended an AA meeting held at Annunciation RC Church in Paramus. I was a bit nervous before coming in to the meeting. I had my own personal feelings towards alcoholics for some time. I had a few relatives that dealt with alcohol with some of their lives. Like most families from my background‚ talking about alcoholism just never happened. It was something that was kept secret and never discussed. My religion tells us that drinking any kind of
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attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on 7/11 in Elizabeth NJ at the immaculate Conception School on Prince Street. It was an open-discussion meeting. It reminded me of any therapeutic group; although it did seam more structured and ritualistic‚ almost like a religious group. Before the meeting‚ everyone was socializing gathered around coffee and cookies. Most people seemed to be very close to each other. There was a stand with many pamphlets containing information about alcoholism‚ the program‚ their
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The AA meeting that I attended was at midnight in Bay City‚ at the Log Cabin. When I first walked in I was very startled. There were three women and seven men. I was quite overwhelmed and a tad bit scared to be in that sort of predicament. I know going at midnight was probably not the best idea‚ but it was the only meeting that fit into my schedule. Everyone was very nice to me when I walked in and informed me on how the meeting was held and what went on. At the start of the meeting some book
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Reflection #1 As we go through life we encounter many life changing experiences. Some shape us to be the individuals we are today‚ while others will have you feeling like your stuck at a stand still. On January 20‚ 2016 I had the pleasure of meeting an extraordinary young woman who is currently managing to defy the odds as a single mother in this society. Ericka Lewis is a twenty-year-old college student who has a beautiful two-year-old daughter. The father of Ericka’s child abandoned the two when
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6th‚ I went to an AA meeting in the Heights Vietnam Veterans Memorial Building between Manhattan and Summit Avenues in NJ‚ Jersey City. The meeting started around 10:30 AM and ended around 11:30 AM. Before the meeting‚ lots of coffee‚ tea and donuts were served to the people. There were about 50 people that showed up to the meeting‚ 35 of them were males and the other 15 were females. Most of them were either old or middle aged. The meeting consisted of a podium which had about five rows of metal
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Just like the AA meeting‚ I felt very uncomfortable with attending an Al-Anon meeting. I have been fortunate enough where no one close to me has ever been addicted to alcohol. I wasn’t sure how well I would be able to relate to the members of this meeting. I was very nervous walking in the meeting and I felt out of place. One thing that brought me relief was the smiling faces and happy conversation I encountered as I entered the room. These people looked like they were trying to make the best out
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Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Reaction Paper I attended an A.A. meeting on April 5‚ 2010. Before the meeting I seemed very anxious. This was not my first meeting I have been to meetings before but they all seem to make me nervous. When I arrived the nervousness had eased off because everyone had made me feel welcomed. I was made to feel like a part of their family from the beginning to the end of the meeting. I seemed to have realized I missed going to these meetings and I miss the fellowship
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