[Sociology]
[Group work meeting]
Recently I attended two Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Both meetings were held on Friday, July 29, 2016. There were more than 15 members present at the meeting. From the very beginning a secretary and two speakers greeted everybody who attended an appointment and, after a while, discussed the main purpose and major goals of the meeting. They began with a moment of silence which was followed by a Serenity Prayer.
At both meetings, a member read the 12 steps of the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. I saw some members from the hospital. There were patients as well as members in AA group. Some members spoke out some words and told their first names. There was a speaker’s chair where a member introduced himself and told about his experience in alcoholic addition to the audience. He or she mentioned a first story related to alcoholism and then explained how they managed to recover from it.
At the end of the meeting the staff made some announcements about group business and events. Before closing the meeting, everyone, including members and the staff prayed for their wishes.
Some members paid attention to the meeting; meanwhile some of them did not.
Each speaker was extremely emotional, empowered other members, used a great body language and had a good expression in his voice.
The staff recommended members to resist and manage their anger, acceptance, be self honest, manage their lives, be open-minded, believe in success and take a look at other people.
A speaker shared his experience with other people and empowered them to be self-confident.
