Anonymous Essays

Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio. The first chapter of The Big Book tells how Bill Wilson was introduced to the concept of using a faith based, group support program to provide the mental and emotional support needed to manage Alcohol Addiction. The main purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. The program is unique in that each chapter is self funded, develops their own meeting format. I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is an international mutual aid fellowship that was founded in 1935 by Dr. Bob Smith, a New York stockbroker more commonly known as “Dr. Bob”, and Bill Wilson, an Akron physician more commonly known as “Bill W.”. Both men, at one point, were helpless alcoholics. Alcoholics Anonymous’ primary purpose is to help alcoholics to stay sober, and to help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. The first Alcoholics Anonymous group met in Akron, Ohio, in June of 1935. Prior to Dr. Bob and

The purpose of this paper is to discuss and reflect on my experience attending an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting. Alcoholic anonymous (AA) was created to help individuals effected by Alcohol collaborate and support each other during their time of need. All AA meetings are structured differently. However, there are only two types of meetings: opened and closed meetings. During my experience, I attended an open meeting where anyone can come regardless of a diagnosed alcohol problem or the level of experience

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), was developed in the late 1940’s as an extension of Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA (Narcotics Anonymous World Services Inc., 2014b). However, the first documented NA meeting was in 1953, according to Project Ninety, Inc. (n.d.). The founder, Jimmy Kinnon, worked alongside others who had laid the foundation for AA (Project Ninety Inc., n.d.). Project Ninety, Inc. states that Jimmy and his co-workers worked diligently to develop the bylaws of this organization. In 1953, they

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a group of individuals from all walks of life, who come together with the hope of abstaining from alcohol abuse. The main goal of this support group is to abstain from alcohol, and to achieve control of their lives without drinking. According to Stuart, “Alcoholic anonymous (AA) The most common type of self-help group for substance abusers is the 12-step group.” (Stuart, p. 467, 2013) One of the important functions of these groups is to let the individual know that they

The group that this writer attended this week was an Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A) open group that consisted of thirty-two individuals. The date of the meeting was on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. The group started out with one facilitator opening the meeting up. He read the serenity prayer and covered the 12 steps related to the premise of A.A. This took no more than the first five minutes of the meeting. One of the members then took the floor and spoke as the featured speaker talking mostly

frightening too. Surprised at how different the population was among each meeting. In the Alcoholics Anonymous meetings there were more of an older generation, where in the Narcotics Anonymous there were more of a younger generations. I noticed in the Narcotics Anonymous meeting there were a lot of people who were wearing ankle monitors from the justice center, but out of the three Alcoholics Anonymous (I know we only had to attend two AA meetings-long story on how/why I ended up attending three) meetings

their lives today. A.A. groups have both open and closed meetings. Closed meetings are for A.A. members only, or for those who have a drinking problem and desire to stop drinking. Open meetings are available to anyone interested in the Alcoholics Anonymous program. This includes anyone who suffers from alcohol addiction, and proactive individuals who just want to get involved. I thought it would be more convenient to attend a meeting in my own town. I just jumped on google and found a

I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting. The focus of AA is a non-discriminatory, non-denominational, free membership group for those who wish to stop drinking alcohol. As stated by one of the members in the group I attended, “we are here to help other people stop drinking just like others have all helped us.” The main goal is to allow people to attend this meeting anonymously and not be judged and feel welcomed and comfortable admitting they need help and they are ready to stop drinking

On Wednesday April 6th at 8:00pm, I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at the Salem United Church of Christ located on Marietta Avenue (2312 Marietta Avenue, Lancaster pa). I intentionally arrived a few minutes early in order to find a seat with my friend while we waited for the meeting to begin. The meeting took place in a large multipurpose room with circle tables available to sit at. Refreshments were offered to all who attended supplied by one of the group members. At the start of the

was not previously viewed. The individuals were each given an opportunity to tell their unique story, in their own words. Hirschman (1992) set a goal to explore the phenomenological accounts of individuals who have sought help through Narcotics Anonymous (N.A) as a means to recovery; and additionally interpreted the dynamics of group discussion. Her paper is based upon her experiences in N.A., as both a participant and as an observer. Hirschman provided a phenomenological description of how recovering

particular historical circumstances that seemingly apply philosophical and prolonged effects on the character of the fellowship. For instance, Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) is best appreciated against the backdrop of the reversal of Prohibitions and the impact of the Great Depression (Hart & Kisr, 2013). The historical context of Narcotics Anonymous (N.A.) is best considered in the cultural setting of the 1950s. It was the decade that alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine attained the rank of culturally acceptable

Alcoholics Anonymous Motivation for Observation: I decided to attend and AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) Support group. Many of my family members are alcoholics. I have experienced many of the devastating effects that alcoholism has on people and families. It is easy for me to understand these addictive behaviors because I have an addictive personality, as well. I have never been addicted to alcohol but I have been addicted to other things like nicotine and exercise (I used to exercise 6 days per week

I went to Alcoholic Anonymous meeting on February 09, 2017. The meeting took place in Ascension Lutheran Church on Main Street, Amherst. Prior to the meeting, I thought I would be uncomfortable if I went, but I am really glad that I went. It was an enlightening learning experience for me. Before the meeting, I thought only people from lower socioeconomic status or unemployed people were alcoholics. People in the meeting dressed well and looked healthy. They didn’t look like the alcoholics I have

I attended a meeting of Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA). CoDA is an open group aimed to help those who self-identify as co-dependent. Similar to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA), CoDA is a self-help group founded upon the twelve steps. This group is run by its members, not by a professional, and it focuses on individual rather than societal concerns (Doel and Kelly, 2014). The meeting was easy to find through their website, coda.org, though it did require some travel to get to

Inverted values for Victorian society in the Clough’s Latest Decalogue “The Latest Decalogue” (1862) by Arthur John Clough is an indirect criticism of the Victorian society, a satire, in which the values promoted are inverted, in order to emphasize the religious and social unrest. The context is also relevant in understanding the poem; this means that the Victorian Age was influenced by the revolutions, which came up with new ideas, new values such as freedom, social mobility, industrial and social

Anonymous When you hear the word "hacker", what comes to your mind? Most people would think of a bad guy out of a James Bond movie when they hear the word hacker. I, on the other hand, think of Anonymous. Anonymous is one of, if not the biggest hacking associations in the world. They go by the name Anonymous because, well, that's exactly what they are; anonymous. No- body knows who they are. The members themselves don't even know one another. Brian Kelly defines Anonymous as, "a very loose and decentralized

the rehabilitation center Passages Malibu put out a commercial with their spokesman Pax Prentiss, making a very bold statement that “this is not a twelve-step program, this works”. Many people have found little success using Alcoholics Anonymous, or Narcotics Anonymous, the advertisement is saying that there is another way. The commercial begins with a large gate opening to a clear blue sky. The whole tone of the commercial is very therapeutic and inviting, which is telling the viewer if you are tired

The Al-anon meeting was a welcoming experience. I liked the fact that I got a chance to participate in the process This participation aided in my understanding of The Twelve Steps and the Twelve Traditions compared to hearing them being recited. Two of the member’s that were present had been attending the support group for ten years. The way they framed their experiences the support group proved to be a long-term therapeutic gathering for them. Even after they had faced the Alcoholism in their families

Anonymous is a very spread out association of international network activists and hackers known as hacktivists. The group Anonymous became well known for a series of well-publicized stunts and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government sites, religious and major companies. When did anonymous originated? The group Anonymous originated in 2003 on the imageboard 4chan, representing the concepts of many online and offline users existing of anarchic, digitized global brains. Anonymous