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Meeting Definitions

OPEN - Anyone is welcome to attend.

CLOSED -  For individuals who identify as CPA members. Any person who wishes to recover from the emotional and spiritual debilitation of living with chronic pain and/or chronic illness can self identify as a "CPA Member."
 

FOCUSED - These meetings focus on a particular interest or demographic, such as mental health, LGBTQ+ & Allies, art, etc., any individuals can attend, whether they identify with the focus, or not.
 

SPECIAL INTEREST - These meetings are specifically intended for a particular group of people, such as women, LGBTQ+, 50 and under, etc. and only those who identify with that group are asked to attend.

"Surrender is the essential ingredient. After years of trying to fix our condition, being at war with it, trying to control it, we finally accept we can’t alter the situation. Just doing this is a remarkable accomplishment."​

Chronic Pain Anonymous Service Board. Recipe for Recovery: A Guide to the Twelve Steps of Chronic Pain Anonymous (p. 3). 

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