We have to go to an AA meeting for my health class (yes it's for class! lol...and the ironic thing is I don't even drink!)...but my question is, can I just show up to a meeting or do I have call ahead of time to let them know I want to come to a meeting?
2006-11-08 02:10:09 · 10 answers · asked by Yanks4Life23519 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
ALSO...does anyone know how long the meetings usually are?
2006-11-08 14:56:42 · update #1
you have to find an "open" meeting. it's hot hard. just go to google or yahoo and type in alcoholics anonymous and you'll find the official site for AA and if you look around that site i'm sure you can find a place to go. i know of many places. but that's here where i live. you cannot attend "closed" meetings, they are for people who actually have a drinking problem. but you can also find a place in your school (im sure) where they have a number you can call and whoever you talk to on the phone should be able to give a place to go. wait......here is the number (800) 227-2421 ...... that mite not be the rite number because they mite have different numbers for different areas. goodluck. is this just extra credit?
2006-11-08 02:28:25 · answer #1 · answered by jolene62705 1 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Technically speaking, you could just show up. But the problem here lies in the fact that AA is just that...Anonymous. I would suggest that you call a moderator of a group, and ask when a good time would be to attend, so they could let the members choose whether to attend that particular meeting. This is simply showing respect to the members of the group.
2006-11-08 02:15:56 · answer #2 · answered by r200bth 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just show up! The funny thing about alcoholics anonymous is that they don't care who comes to a meeting and you dont have to be an alcoholic to get something out of it. If you listen carefully you will find people of all kinds go to the meetings. People like Lawyers, housewives,janitors, priests, sales asociates, Doctors, just about anybody. You could be the grandchild of an alcoholic and get something from this program even if you have never picked up a drink. Have fun.
2006-11-08 02:17:19 · answer #3 · answered by Bob P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can attend any open meeting of AA without asking permission.
Most who only attend a couple of meetings walk away with a favorable impression, they don't get a real view of AA. Only 5% who join will still be there at the end of one year. If you don't blindly accept their dogma, you are shunned or verbally attacked. Any questions about their dogma is viewed as an attack.
You'll probably hear someone talk about their Tradition of "attraction, rather than promotion"; about two-thirds of all AA members are mandated by the courts, government agencies, or ther EAPs to join.
AA has a 5% success rate, other methods of recovery have been found to be more effective: http://www.addictioninfo.org/articles/53/1/What-works-A-summary-of-alcohol-treatment-research/Page1.html
Alcoholics Anonymous isn't really about quitting drinking:
"Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God" (Big Book, pg. 77)
and
"Our liquor was but a symptom." (Big Book, pg. 64.)
Take a look "AA Secrets" and poke around on the Orange Papers site to have a bit of information before you go: http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-secrets.html
2006-11-08 09:23:04 · answer #4 · answered by raysny 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A PO can learn about attendance, yet not what replaced into pronounced. maximum AA communities have a diverse chairperson at each and each and every assembly. Having an similar chairperson quantities to permitting people because it places someone continually in administration. (Sorry, off topic there) Having a diverse human being over each and each and every assembly makes it complicated if not not conceivable to lie about who attended or not. if you're extremely worried with attendance, attempt honestly going to the conferences fairly than getting someone to register for you. AA is in holding with self honesty.
2016-11-28 22:12:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a support group. The only important part is that people who need help show up. You can just go, especially as a student.
That is a great class project. You will learn a lot by just having the experience.
Take care,
Troy
2006-11-08 02:16:31 · answer #6 · answered by tiuliucci 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The meetings are anonymous, so just show up. Most of them you don't have to participate, just listen.
2006-11-08 02:18:47 · answer #7 · answered by Robert B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just show up. If you had to call then it wouldn't be anonymous... :)
2006-11-08 02:12:04 · answer #8 · answered by Ring Ring Ring Bananaphone 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You just show up, but IMO it's a gross invasion of privacy.
2006-11-08 02:17:16 · answer #9 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'll have to ask "george bush" about that, sorry.
2006-11-08 02:11:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋