Most groups in any type of 12 Step recovery program have a name associated to them. Currently one of those I’m regularly attending is entitled the “AA Nooners” Group, although I sometimes think we should be affectionately named the “Looney Nooney Bunch”. J But anyway, I wanted to have a little bit of lighter fare today in my posting so I decided to include some of the more interesting and original group names I and others have come across over time. But before I do so, I wanted to also include as a quick reminder, the importance of having a home group in the first place, of which I wrote about more extensively back in April.
The following are just some of the many benefits I’ve gained from joining a home group in any of the 12 Step Recovery programs I’ve ever been a part of:
- Has helped me to develop many friendships and improve my social calendar
- Has helped to give me a greater support network
- Has helped me to get active in my recovery
- Has helped me relate to other’s experience, strength and hope on a deeper level
- Has helped me to feel like I’m part of a family
- Has helped to make me more accountable in my recovery
- Has helped me to locate a sponsor and become one too
- Has helped to prevent loneliness within me
- Has helped me to have a lot more joy in my recovery
- Has helped me to keep wanting to come back one day at a time
And as promised, the following are a bunch of those group names that have brought a smile to my face: (FYI: A group name is often just a humorous label given to a group and doesn’t necessarily reflect those who attend it.)
- The “Grave Emotional And Mental Disorders” Group
- The “Prayer and Medication” Group
- The “Lost Economic Securities” Group
- The “Sicker Than Others” Group
- The “Constitutionally Incapables” Group
- The “State of Unreasonableness” Group
- The “Stinkin’ Thinkin’” Group
- The “Can I Buy You A Think” Group
- The “Allergists” Group
- The “Show Up Instead of Throw Up” Group
- The “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” Group
- The “Sick And Tired Of Being Sick And Tired” Group
- The “Terminal Uniqueness” Group
- The “Such Unfortunates” Group
- The “Satan Doesn’t Mess Around” Group
- The “We Are Not A Glum Lot” Group
- The “Dogs Run Free, Why Can’t We” Group
- The “It’s More Than 90 Meetings In 90 Days” Group
- The “Bitter Morass Of Self-Pities” Group
- The “Dr. Jekyll’s And Hyde’s Of Recovery” Group
It truly is beneficial to join a home group in a 12 Step recovery program, as the ones I currently attend have helped me greatly to improve my spirituality. I’m very grateful to my Higher Power for helping me find them and all the ones I’ve ever been a part of for that matter. Just know that if one isn’t working for you, you can always join another. So take it one day at a time and hopefully you’ll find your own “Looney Nooney” home group that will feel a little like home just like mine has for me…
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson