AA Meetings Gladstone, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Gladstone

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Gladstone

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Saturday AA Meetings in Gladstone

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If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Biggsville, Oquawka, Gulfport, and Stronghurst

Additional local resources: Gladstone NA Meetings | Gladstone Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship organized to help those who suffer from alcohol dependence get sober. Attendance is free at an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Gladstone, Illinois as the funding is donated from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous is one of most commonly recognized programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women overcome their alcoholism in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are typically made up of small groups of individuals who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members get sober.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Gladstone, Illinois

There are a many different AA meetings in Gladstone, Illinois. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to have an alcohol addiction to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting – At these meetings, a member will commonly read out of the Big Book and then encourage its members to discuss the meeting.

Speaker Meeting – At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly revolves around reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study – An AA step study traditionally focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and could be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A Meditation Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

Traditions AA Meeting – One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a dialogue.

Because each Gladstone AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Variation of meeting formats is common and you can also find AA meetings in Gladstone that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Gladstone, Illinois, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Gladstone, Illinois

In order to get the most out of your first AA meeting you should keep an open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The most beneficial thing I was told was to sit down, stop talking, listen to the message, and humbly ask for help. No matter the type of meeting meeting, there will be the same message of recovering from a hopeless state of mind. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another alcoholic which you will find in any meeting you choose as your first.