FIELDNOTES WEEK 1
of the room and the 12 steps of NA are
on the right side of the room
hmmm thats a lot of steps to accomplish!
there is a podium at the front of the room
i wonder if someones going to give a speech?
people are chatting before the meeting starts
it looks like a lot of these people know eachother
and come on a weekly basis
there are people from the impatient part of the hospital all sitting together
scary!!! i would hate to be in their position and its sad that most of them are so young!
an old man walks to the podium and tells us we are
going to talk about step #5 -Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
i wonder how he got to be the one to start off the meetings
a guy is telling his story about being an alcoholic
AW SOOOO SAD :( i want to talk to him at the next meeting!
once i get some courage!
they are passing around a collection basket for money
okay, this is beginning to feel like church?! 12 steps? 12 commandments?
hmmmm
at the end of the meeting we said the serenity prayer and all held hands
and then they said a saying that was something like this "it wont work if you dont work it" ..
I'll have to memorize it once i keep coming
people gather around and talk after the meeting and get the
leader to sign their documents for the courts and hospitals
i wonder what they did to get them here?
What surprised me?
-The collection of money.. that was strange... what do they need money for?
What intrigued me?
-The guys story... there were a lot of emotions involved.. it was really sad but
really touching
What disturbed me?
-the kids from the inpatient unit.. they looked really rough
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