AA Meetings Glenarden, MD

Monday AA Meetings in Glenarden

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Glenarden

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Saturday AA Meetings in Glenarden

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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: Palmer Park, Springdale, Dodge Park, and Kentland

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

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship founded to help its members stay sober. It is free to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Glenarden, Maryland as the funding is voluntarily contributed from its members.

AA is among the most highly regarded programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are usually small groups of individuals who share their experiences getting sober and are there to help new members stay sober.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Glenarden, Maryland

There are a many different AA meetings in Glenarden, Maryland. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

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

Big Book Meeting – At these meetings, a member will typically 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 journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting typically involves reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study – An AA step study usually focuses on a specific step or 2 per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and may or may not be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A meditation meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve internal contemplation 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 may or may not be followed by a discussion.

Being that each Glenarden 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 Glenarden that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Glenarden, Maryland, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Glenarden, Maryland

The most successful members of AA have found success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. If you are attending your first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is recommended that you reach your hand out and admit that you need help. Part of not drinking is helping the newcomers of AA in Glenarden maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be more than willing to help you not drink too. Raise your hand, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.