AA Meetings Shelby, AL

Monday AA Meetings in Shelby

Tuesday AA Meetings in Shelby

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Shelby

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Thursday AA Meetings in Shelby

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Friday AA Meetings in Shelby

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Saturday AA Meetings in Shelby

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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: Columbiana, Talladega Springs, Fayetteville, and Calera

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

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship created to help alcoholics stay sober. There is no charge to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Shelby, Alabama as the funding is donated 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. They are typically made up of small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their experiences getting sober and are there to help new members stay sober.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Shelby, Alabama

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Shelby, Alabama. 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. 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 get sober. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting – At Big Book 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 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 revolves around 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 one or two steps 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 AA Meeting can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the 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 dialogue.

Being that each Shelby AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find AA meetings in Shelby that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Shelby, Alabama, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Shelby, Alabama

The best way to benefit the most from 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, shut up, pay attention to the message, and humbly ask for help. At any meeting, that one thing that will always be present is the message of recovering from a hopeless state of mind. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another person suffering from alcohol addiction which you will find in any Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you choose as your first.