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Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. What can you expect when you attend a step or Alcoholics Anonymous meeting? If you've never attended one, you likely have fears and reservations. Often, your only exposure is through what you've seen depicted in movies or television shows.
What is the reality? These things you may think happen at step meetings, but may by myths rather than typical occurrences. What is the reality for most meetings? The meeting might be held in a building connected with a church or a community center. You arrive to find most of the people you see are there for the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Outside of the room are a few folks making coffee and talking.
Inside the room, there are people sitting here and there; some talking together, some sitting alone. You take a seat by the door just in case you want to make a quick exit and as people passed by, some say hello, some nod, some stop and introduce themselves, and some keep to themselves. After about 10 minutes, there are 50 people who are seated in a semi-circle of chairs.
One person sits in the middle of the circle. They are the meeting chairperson for that particular day. Each member works through the steps at his or her own pace but may turn to fellow members for help. Open meetings often feature one or more speakers, who are introduced by the meeting facilitator.
Speakers are usually AA members who share their personal stories about addiction and recovery, and what sobriety has meant to them. These meetings also offer the opportunity for those attending to talk with one another to learn how alcohol has impacted them or their families, and to gain support and understanding for their own situation. Those considering attending an AA meeting often have many questions. AA offers an online FAQ pamphlet that addresses every aspect of the organization, and what to expect.
Some of the most frequently asked questions about Alcoholics Anonymous include:. No, there are no dues or fees. Alcoholics Anonymous is self-supporting through voluntary donations, which cover meeting space, coffee, and other refreshments. Some of the money may be contributed to national and international AA services. You can call or search online for your local AA office, or access the AA meeting finder site.
You are always welcome to drop into any scheduled AA meeting without first talking to someone. The alcoholic knows this as well as the next person. But alcoholics may convince themselves that they are simply going to take two or three beers and then quit for the day.
Occasionally, they may actually follow this program for a number of days or weeks, Eventually, they decide that as long as they are drinking, they may as well "do a good job. Or they switch to hard liquor.
And again, they are back where they started. An open meeting of A. The only obligation is that of not disclosing the names of A. A typical open meeting will usually have a "leader" and other speakers. The leader opens and closes the meeting and introduces each speaker. With rare exceptions, the speakers at an open meeting are A. Each, in turn, may review some individual drinking experiences that led to joining A. The speaker may also give his or her interpretation of the recovery program and suggest what sobriety has meant personally.
All views expressed are purely personal, since all members of A. Most open meetings conclude with a social period during which coffee, soft drinks, and cakes or cookies are served. A closed meeting is limited to members of the local A. The purpose of the closed meeting is to give members an opportunity to discuss particular phases of their alcoholic problem that can be understood best only by other alcoholics. These meetings are usually conducted with maximum informality, and all members are encouraged to participate in the discussions.
The closed meetings are of particular value to the newcomer, since they provide an opportunity to ask questions that may trouble a beginner, and to get the benefit of "older" members' experience with the recovery program. Generally, they last about an hour. In some cases, they could be as short as 15 minutes or as long as 2 hours. It's a good practice to arrive a few minutes early. If you have a paper that needs to get signed, give it to the secretary of the group before the meeting starts and you can pick it up after the meeting is over.
If you like, shake some hands and introduce yourself just your first name is fine. We find that speaking with others at a meeting is usually helpful. When you go to an AA meeting you don't have to give your full name. Some groups will ask the newcomers to introduce themselves and give "your first name only. All participation at AA is voluntary. It's not necessary to explain why you're there.
Others will share but no one will think it odd if you choose to remain silent. There are many AA members who prefer to sit and listen at meetings. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all of A.
Please respect this custom and treat in confidence who you see and what you hear. You can count on others to respect your anonymity. About Alcoholism 1 What is alcoholism? Alcoholics cannot control their drinking, because they are ill in their bodies and in their minds or emotions , A.
If they do not stop drinking, their alcoholism almost always gets worse and worse. Both the American Medical Association and the British Medical Association, chief organizations of doctors in those countries, also have said that alcoholism is an illness. Physical Allergy - Any time you put alcohol what so ever into your system, it develops an actual physical craving which makes it virtually impossible for you to stop drinking after you've once started.
Because of that allergy, which produces that physical craving, you'll never be able to safely drink alcohol again. Obsession of the Mind - An idea that overcomes all other ideas to the contrary. From time to time, your obsession of the mind to drink will be so strong, it will overcome any ideas not to drink and your mind will actually lead you to believe it's ok to drink. Then you'll take that drink, you'll trigger that allergy and you'll be unable to stop.
You can't safely drink because of your body, you can't stay sober because of your mind, therefore you've become absolutely powerless over alcohol. No, not yet. Alcoholism is a treatable disease, and medication has also become available to help prevent relapse, but a cure has not yet been found. This means that even if an alcoholic has been sober for a long time and has regained health, he or she may relapse and must continue to avoid all alcohol.
Regular A. The American Journal of Alcohol Abuse show that at least 1 meeting a week is required for positive results.
Join one as soon as possible after treatment. Studies from the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology found that individuals who participate in A. Commit to attending A.
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