Reflection On Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

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Kathryn Hunter- 12 step meeting I attended an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous hosted at a church in Del Valle on Friday, February 7th. I chose this particular group because it was in Del Valle close to my internship, which made it very accessible with my busy schedule. It was also recommended to me has highly attended group, which I though would make a good experience. I walked into the meeting very nervous, I didn’t know what to say or where to sit. I was nervous for anyone to talk to me because I was afraid that it would be a big deal that I wasn’t an alcoholic. I walked in and there was coffee being served, much like you see on TV, and everyone was sitting in a circle. There were 25 people there; 18 men and 7 women. People were very chatty and they good amount of them appeared to know each other. They were smiling and talking about day-to-day business such as replacing breaks on their car…show more content…
I realized how effective group therapy can be for individuals especially those that are dealing with issues that are largely stigmatized. Even if a therapist has an addiction we are not to let a client know, which is a different experience for that individual. Therapists can give expertise thought and discussion but they cannot give the individual the same acceptance that one could get from a group meeting. I think it is important to know our limitations with our work and know when to incorporate other resources. In reference to the disease model, it separates the person and the disease, that they are two different entities. They do not have to do what the disease tells them to do. I think this can carry over to other areas of therapy such as anxiety or depression. You do not have to listen to what the illness is saying to you because it is not you and you can choose what to listen

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