Benefits Of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international organization of individuals who have struggled with drinking at some point in their lives. The main purpose of AA is to maintain our sobriety and help other alcoholics achieve recovery. The organization offers meetings in all cities and members can attend multiple meetings if they want to. They also provide different schedules and easily accessible meeting places that can be reached by public transportations. For instance, the AA meeting I attended was located in midtown Manhattan. It took place at the St. Mary the Virgin Church and started at 12:30 PM and ended at 01:30 PM. I have observed that some members attended the meeting during their lunch break. There are two types of meeting; open and closed. Closed meetings are only for members, but open meetings allow families and other community people to attend to see how AA helps people stay sober. I learned a lot from attending an AA meeting by listening to their stories, experiences, and how supportive the members are. People become alcoholics for many different reasons, such as having low

First, members can attend meetings without fear of being discriminated because of their addiction. The organization does not keep records of their members and what they discuss in the meeting, will not be mentioned outside the group, which promotes abstinence. Secondly, there is no cost associated with AA meetings, which for many people represents the only way to recover from alcoholism, since they lack the economic resources to pay for professional treatment. Thirdly, members do not feel alone because they can share their life experiences and receive suggestion from other members during the fellowship. Finally, AA meetings are found in every city and members can attend as many meetings as they want to. There is no limitation of time and people can go to these meetings for