Aa Meeting Reflection
On my way to my first NA meeting I felt intimidation and nervousness. I wondered why I was feeling this way, when my first AA meeting I felt excited and I didn’t feel any intimidation or nervousness. As I entered the room, I could instantly tell it would be very different from the AA meeting. As I suspected, it was different in many ways, such as the atmosphere of the room, more rules, and less sharing of stories. The similarities of the meetings were that of how accepting and friendly everyone is and how each meeting follows the 12 step program. The first forty minutes of the meeting were completing readings, explaining what NA is, welcoming new people to the meeting, and announcing important information about other meetings or gatherings
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There were roughly twenty-five people in the meeting. At one point, the leader mentioned how they may have to move the meeting to a bigger conference room because there were no chairs left. There were both women and men of all ages and one person was from another country. I noticed several people under the supervision of the court because of ankle monitors and their stories. Many people think that these types of addicts (criminal addicts) are only going to meetings because they are court ordered. Surprisingly, they were very active in the meeting with sharing their experiences and stories, where they were completely honest that if it wasn’t for jail they would not be in the NA meeting. One gentleman explained how he told the police to put him in jail or admit him into the hospital where he could be watched at all times otherwise he would go right back to using again. He explained that he was so deep in his addiction that when he was going through withdrawals he would look around the house to find something he could use to satisfy his craving. I was delighted to hear someone share such a personal and emotional story although he’s not the best in, but he still thought it was important for others to hear that they are not alone and to follow through with the program and treatments being
There were roughly twenty-five people in the meeting. At one point, the leader mentioned how they may have to move the meeting to a bigger conference room because there were no chairs left. There were both women and men of all ages and one person was from another country. I noticed several people under the supervision of the court because of ankle monitors and their stories. Many people think that these types of addicts (criminal addicts) are only going to meetings because they are court ordered. Surprisingly, they were very active in the meeting with sharing their experiences and stories, where they were completely honest that if it wasn’t for jail they would not be in the NA meeting. One gentleman explained how he told the police to put him in jail or admit him into the hospital where he could be watched at all times otherwise he would go right back to using again. He explained that he was so deep in his addiction that when he was going through withdrawals he would look around the house to find something he could use to satisfy his craving. I was delighted to hear someone share such a personal and emotional story although he’s not the best in, but he still thought it was important for others to hear that they are not alone and to follow through with the program and treatments being