Reflection On Aa Meeting

I attended an AA meeting with the Promises Group at St. Michaels Church, at 5pm on February 6th, 2017. There were around 30 individuals at this group; 25 males and 5 females. There was one individual, that had to get his paper signed; however, he stayed for the whole meeting and shared his story. A judge had ordered him to come to AA meeting due to getting many DUIs. This individual said he was very happy that he is a part of this AA group, and that they have become like his family. During this meeting, there was one female, who ran the whole meeting, she started the meeting with stating what this AA meetings will include, and then asked two individuals to read a few passages from their book that they had called promise. After the introduction

The last individual discussed how he’s been clean and sober for eight years now. He talked about how difficult it has been, as his addiction to alcohol was one of the hardest things he has gone through. He talked about how he always reflection on his past experiences. He thinks about what if he hung out with a better crowed, or what if he moved to a different state. He said if he moved to Florida, he may have never hung out with the wrong crowd, and then many have never got addicted to alcohol. He them went on to say, even though he made some poor decision, it all led to him being at this AA meeting. He is thankful for these AA meeting because this group of individuals have become like his family, and they have helped him get through a lot of things. At one of his first meetings, this AA group told him that he was addicted to alcohol, and he is so thankful for that because he “thought he was going crazy.” Lastly, he said that his addiction has taught him a lot of things. It teaches him new things every day; even though he has been sober for eight years. He reflected on his past behaviors, and learned that he was using alcohol to mask his anxiety that he