Tonight, as part of my professional development for my current class, I'm attending a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. I'm really looking forward to going. I think it will interesting and possibly dark. Interesting in that people will be sharing their experiences with substance abuse, and possibly ways they have avoided relapse. It could be dark because people might share truly traumatic experiences. I really don't know how these meetings go, other than what you see in movies and on TV. "Hi, I'm so and so and I'm an addict". I wonder if most will share, or if maybe one or two will. I also have no idea how long these meetings last. Do they make time for all who need to share? Or do they make them wait until the next meeting. I'm very curious about how many people will show up. The meeting I'm going to is labeled as a discussion/participation. Some other ones have the label of speaker, step, tradition, it works study, and step working guide study. I feel like tonight will be an important first step towards my becoming a professional counselor.