AA Meetings South Sarasota, FL

Monday AA Meetings in South Sarasota

Tuesday AA Meetings in South Sarasota

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Wednesday AA Meetings in South Sarasota

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Thursday AA Meetings in South Sarasota

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Friday AA Meetings in South Sarasota

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Saturday AA Meetings in South Sarasota

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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: Ridge Wood Heights, Siesta Key, Southgate, and South Gate Ridge

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

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in South Sarasota, Florida will help them build a support network to live a sober life. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from alcoholism. Their survival of maintaining their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the guidance that was given to them.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in South Sarasota, Florida

There are a a number of different AA meetings in South Sarasota, Florida. Before selecting 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 Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who wants 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 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 usually 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 members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting usually 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 typically 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting 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 dialogue.

Because each South Sarasota 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 South Sarasota that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in South Sarasota, Florida, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in South Sarasota, Florida

The members who benefit the most from AA tend to find 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 recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is important that you reach your hand out and admit that you need help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of AA in South Sarasota maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be open to helping you get sober too. Raise your hand, say who you are, admit that you need help.