12-step meeting, AA Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, therapy, drug addiction
I was privileged to attend a 12-step meeting on Alcoholics Anonymous and sponsorship on 3 March 2024, which was held at Temple House in Miami. The primary agenda of the meeting was to help drug addicts to recover from alcoholism. An American named Mr. Bob sponsored the program and called young people from all walks of life to attend the meeting. Mr. Bob facilitated the meeting and discussed various ways of healing from drug addiction.
[...] The celebrate recovery program The Celebrate Recovery program is founded on the Christian faith and doctrines of the healing process, and it provides spiritual support together with traditional healing approaches. However, it combines features of a 12-step meeting with Christian beliefs, scriptural study, and recitation of prayers. It focuses on getting recovery through faith, giving in to the Lord's will, and assisting one another in Jesus' centered healing approaches. Another type of program found in my local community is the Life Ring Secular Recovery meeting, which is another alternative to the 12-step meeting; it focuses on peer support and self-discipline in life (White & Kurtz, 2006). [...]
[...] An American named Mr. Bob sponsored the program and called young people from all walks of life to attend the meeting. Mr. Bob facilitated the meeting and discussed various ways of healing from drug addiction. Participants were allowed to share their life experiences, challenges, and successes in the strive to recover from drug addiction. The meeting facilitator insisted on acceptance, honesty, surrender, and dependency on higher powers as the pillars of the recovery process. What surprised me in the meeting Several things surprised me in the meeting. [...]
[...] 12-step interventions and mutual support programs for substance use disorders: An overview. Social work in public health, 28(3-4), 313-332. Hathaway, D. B., & Dawes, M. (2021). Addiction and Twelve-Step Spirituality. Christianity and Psychiatry, 147-162. White, W., & Kurtz, E. (2006). The varieties of recovery experience. International Journal of Self Help and Self-Care, 3(1-2), 21-61. [...]
[...] Significance of the meeting The 12-step meeting was an eye-opener to the things I previously did not know. I realized that my brother was not alone in his drug addiction, as many people have undergone the same problems. I also noted that sharing personal experiences among the clients acts as a significant therapeutic mechanism for healing. Additionally, I learned that emphasizing the spiritual feature of a 12-step meeting helps in the recovery of drug addiction despite the clients' religious philosophies (Hathaway & Dawes, 2021). [...]
[...] Different individuals have unique beliefs and personal preferences. Some people may prefer spiritual features, 12-step programs, and rams, while others may reject the idea of giving in to higher powers. Also, addiction comprises various forms, and what works for a specific individual may not be effective for another. 12-step step meetings may not be available in local places where there are inaccessible means of transport, thus requiring the use of different programs. - References Donovan, D. M., Ingalsbe, M. H., Benbow, J., & Daley, D. C. (2013). [...]
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