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Alcoholics Anonymous meetings provide a safe haven for people who have felt the impact of alcohol addiction to share their experiences and sobriety journey with others. The members build each other up and form a support system to help achieve and maintain long-term sobriety while also teaching the importance of self-care and providing support when needed most.
The 12 steps meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous are designed to provide ongoing support to change the destructive and compulsive behaviors that fuel the addict’s addiction. Alcoholics Anonymous was established to help people learn coping skills to maintain sobriety and continue recovery; there are AA meetings every day of the week in some geographical locations.
Behavioral growth is possible.
An AA meeting helps one achieve sobriety governed by the 12 principles of recovery, written by its founders, Bill Wilson and Robert “Dr. Bob” Smith.
The goal of the 12 steps is to help bring attention to alcohol abuse and guide the addict to full recovery “one day at a time.” The purpose of the 12 steps plays a major role in determining recovery, and:
As found on the Alcoholics Anonymous official website, the 12 steps are:
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
A spiritual transformation takes place as one walks the 12 steps; by sharing personal stories and influencing the supportive community, people develop a stronger sense of hope and possibility. By attending meetings, even online meetings, members can appreciate a supportive philosophy through the fellowship of its members.
Some of the original 12 steps mention God, which can turn some people off to the idea altogether. However, the wording has been updated to say “a higher power,” which is non-denominational and applicable to anyone. In this new iteration, a higher power just means any source of inspiration greater than oneself.
Based on spiritual principles that help foster the person’s strength, AA seeks to manage the members’ emotional health and ability to stay in recovery.
As Alcoholics Anonymous has radiated its effect into the communities, there are numerous versions of daily or weekly meetings that serve the variety of its members. Even online AA meetings are effective and safe during these times, where addiction can be at its worst; basic meetings include:
“Closed” For members in a specific group of recovering addicts.
“Open” Anyone can attend, share with others, study, and observe.
“Step meetings” Celebrate recovery steps by commemorating progress through “chips” that mark the length of time sober.
“Discussion meetings” are Either speaker-based, where 1 or 2 members share at length to the group, or as a group to share personal stories as much as comfortable. There are readings from the Big Book, the official text of the Twelve Steps and Traditions. Emotional health support is given to one another by not commenting but rather disclosing.
AA has modernly branched into numerous versions of itself, such as Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Sexaholics Anonymous, Emotions Anonymous, and Overeaters Anonymous, which follow the same principles of AA but apply the philosophies to different problematic aspects of life.
To find a local AA meeting in Orange County, CA, you can follow the link below.
Orange County AA Meeting Directory
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Opus Health is different than other drug & alcohol treatment centers in Orange County, California.
We believe in the full-integrated recovery of each individual. We specialize in Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), psychological & psychiatric care, daily doctor’s visits, and ongoing support from staff.
We ensure each patient in our care has the chance to see a full recovery from beginning to long-term sobriety. Our Costa Mesa Rehab Center can help you recover from addiction.
Opus Health is different than other drug & alcohol treatment centers in Orange County, California.
We believe in the full-integrated recovery of each individual. We specialize in Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), psychological & psychiatric care, daily doctor’s visits, and ongoing support from staff.
We ensure each patient in our care has the chance to see a full recovery from beginning to long-term sobriety. Our Costa Mesa Rehab Center can help you recover from addiction.
Opus Health is different than other drug & alcohol treatment centers in Orange County, California.
We believe in the full-integrated recovery of each individual. We specialize in Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), psychological & psychiatric care, daily doctor’s visits, and ongoing support from staff.
We ensure each patient in our care has the chance to see a full recovery from beginning to long-term sobriety. Our Rehab Center can help you recover from addiction.
Opus Health is different than other drug & alcohol treatment centers in Orange County, California.
We believe in the full-integrated recovery of each individual. We specialize in Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), psychological & psychiatric care, daily doctor’s visits, and ongoing support from staff.
We ensure each patient in our care has the chance to see a full recovery from beginning to long-term sobriety. Our Costa Mesa Rehab Center can help you recover from addiction.
