Alcoholics Anonymous Observation September 22‚ 2013 One location of Alcoholics Anonymous meets on Tuesday; the one I attended was on September 19‚ 2013. The meeting begins at the fixed time of eight in the evening for an hour. Walking into the meeting‚ there were fifteen people in attendance. Most of the members were older‚ African American men. There were three women‚ two white and one African American. Walking into the meeting‚ I decided to go for it‚ and sit near the front of the room.
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prayer. After the prayer‚ they took turns reading “How it Works” and the “Twelve Traditions.” (Alcoholics Anonymous World Services‚ Inc.‚ 2004)All of this was completely new to me so I was grateful that they went over this information to help me better understand the group and how it works. They talked only briefly about the 12 steps that were on the wall. (Alcoholics Anonymous World Services‚ Inc.‚ 2001) They said if anyone was interested in a copy of the Big Book to talk to them after
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Anonymous Egg and Sperm Donation Should the offspring of sperm or egg donors have the right to known their biological father or mother? This is definitely a controversial topic among people in our generation. Many people share their stories on how they would like to meet their biological parents and how they would share so much about their everyday lives. One story written by Lindsay Greenawalt was very interesting; she wrote to her unknown father in a Father’s Day blog posting. She stated‚ “I’ve
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a world-wide disease that affects millions of people. In the early years‚ alcoholism was viewed different‚ more of a weakness and disgrace. Any strong motivated individual could stop drinking if they wanted. Bill Wilson‚ co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous‚ struggled mentally and physically with alcohol. The use of alcohol damaged Bill’s health‚ tanked his career‚ and brought upon anguish to his wife and friends. Alcoholism is a disease that infiltrates the brain and physically plagued the human body
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Bibliography: Work Cited Silverstein‚ Herma. Alcoholism. New York: Franklin Watts‚ 1990 Wekesser‚ Carol. Alcoholism. San Diego: Greenhaven Press Inc.‚ 1994 Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. New York: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc.‚ 1995 " Alcohol and Alcoholism." The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Drugs. New York: Chelsea House Publishers‚ 1986 Word Count: 1414
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Models of Addiction There are many models that have tried to explain addiction. Here‚ I will briefly review five of the main models. Stress-Reduction/Behavioural Moral-Volitional Model Personality Model Dispositional Disease Model Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Stress-Reduction/Behavioural Model This is based on the notion that people learn to use alcohol because it helps them cope with stressors‚ and reduces emotional stress reactions. Use might then become abuse‚ and then dependence‚ if drinking
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gambling can be channeled into more useful methods of problem solving. The group meets every Thursday. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop gambling. There are no dues or fees for Gamblers Anonymous membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. Gamblers Anonymous is not allied with any sect‚ denomination‚ politics‚ organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any cause. Our primary purpose is to stop gambling
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Gambling is a distraction for most people‚ something to look forward to on a vacation or the occasional trip to the racetrack. However‚ there are others who can’t control their interest in gambling. Instead of doing it on an occasional basis‚ it becomes an everyday activity and a cruel addiction. Individuals who become addicted to gambling often get overwhelmed by the activity and allow it to become the dominant thing in their lives at the expense of themselves and their family. Addiction Addicted
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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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Courtney Wendelewski Alcoholics Anonymous Reaction Paper NUR 435 3/21/11 In the weeks prior to attending to the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting‚ I was very hesitant to go. I had attended a few AA meetings many years ago with my Aunt. However‚ I was too young to understand the purpose and significance of the meetings. After being exposed to AA at such young age‚ I have since been very resentful to its mission and how it transformed my Aunt’s identity‚ for better or for worse. The strong emotions
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