AA Meetings New Haven, OH

Monday AA Meetings in New Haven

Tuesday AA Meetings in New Haven

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Wednesday AA Meetings in New Haven

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Thursday AA Meetings in New Haven

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Friday AA Meetings in New Haven

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Saturday AA Meetings in New Haven

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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: Celeryville, Plymouth, Willard, and Shiloh

Additional local resources: New Haven NA Meetings | New Haven Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship created to help alcoholics obtain sobriety. There is no charge to attend an AA Meeting in New Haven, Ohio as the funding is voluntarily contributed from its members.

AA is one of most commonly recognized programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. AA meetings are commonly made up of small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their experiences getting sober and are there to help new members obtain sobriety.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in New Haven, Ohio

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in New Haven, Ohio. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to attend, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

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

Closed Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – A Closed AA Meeting is only for those who have a desire to get sober. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

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 Alcoholics Anonymous speaker meeting, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting – A literature meeting typically revolves around reading from one of the Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous step study usually focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and might 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 length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open discussion.

Traditions Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting – One or more of the Alcoholics Anonymous traditions will be discussed in depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a discussion.

Being that each New Haven Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in New Haven that do not. We recommend calling the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to find out more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in New Haven, Ohio, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to benefit the most from your initial AA meeting in New Haven, Ohio

To benefit the most from your initial AA meeting you need to walk in with an open mind, and the willingness to change. Make sure to be ready to arrive early and stay late because there is always a “before” and “after” for every meeting, where the members of the group gather outside and talk. Make sure during opening remarks that you raise your hand to introduce yourself as a new member of AA. Don’t forget to request a meeting list, with phone numbers of the group members. The last thing to remember is don’t hesitate to raise your hand and speak, share the journey that lead you through their doors that day.