AA Meetings South Elgin, IL

Monday AA Meetings in South Elgin

Tuesday AA Meetings in South Elgin

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Wednesday AA Meetings in South Elgin

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Thursday AA Meetings in South Elgin

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Friday AA Meetings in South Elgin

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Saturday AA Meetings in South Elgin

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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: Elgin, Wayne, Saint Charles, and Bartlett

Additional local resources: South Elgin NA Meetings | South Elgin Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an alcoholic wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in South Elgin, Illinois will help them build a support network to help guide them to sobriety. You will be welcomed by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their survival of maintaining a sober life is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the support that they received.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in South Elgin, Illinois

There are a variety different AA meetings in South Elgin, Illinois. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at 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 AA 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 follow the reading with a discussion amongst its members.

Speaker Meeting – At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly involves 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 typically 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 internal contemplation for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. 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.

Being that each South Elgin 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 South Elgin that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in South Elgin, Illinois, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in South Elgin, Illinois

The most successful members of AA tend to find success through getting involved in the program. For alcoholics who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we suggest following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is important that you accept where you are at with you addiction and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of AA in South Elgin get sober, so people are going to be open to helping you not drink too. Raise your hand, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.