A meeting is the perfect forum for a group to carry its message that there is a way out from drug addiction. Most importantly, our meetings are opportunties for newcomers to find help with their problem.
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At these meetings we enjoy fellowship, we identify with people who really understand us, we learn about the true nature of our problem, and we learn how to live without using drugs. DAA groups hold meetings at the same time and place every week (or more frequently). A group consists of two or more addicts who meet regularly with the primary purpose of staying clean. What is the difference between a meeting and a group?Ī meeting is an event, hosted by a group. It is where newcomers can get a copy of the Basic Text, and any other literature, such as 'Just for Today' cards - also a list of local meetings. Often newcomers must overcome a lot of fear to get to the meeting so a friendly encouraging atmosphere is important. Some people are ready to do this - many are not. We show the way forward and describe our new way of life so that the newcomer can follow us out of addiction. The difference is that these things are in our past, but for the newcomer they will be present day reality. We do this so that a newcomer can identify with us and recognise a shared past.
We also recall our past, using stories about how we thought felt and behaved. We talk about how we have had to change to overcome our illness. We use our new perspective to explain how our addiction worked against us in our lives, and how we use spiritual principles to overcome our self-obsessed ways. We do this by talking about the Twelve Steps and how they have changed our lives (or how they are beginning to change our lives). The main point of a meeting is to help new people to get recovery.
If you would like to start your own meeting then there is support out here for you - contact phone numbers for advice and guidance and the resources here online to give you ideas for how to start a meeting and keep it going. Starting your own group will take some preparation and work, but can be fairly simple and it may be that your recovery depends on you taking this action - working and meeting with each other has been a big part of how we have recovered. If there is no meeting in your area then you can also start your own group - you may need to, because meetings are an indispensable part of recovery.
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