AA Meetings Anderson, IA

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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: Sidney, Randolph, Thurman, and Tabor

Additional local resources: Anderson NA Meetings | Anderson 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 somebody wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Anderson, Iowa will help them build a support system to help guide them to sobriety. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from alcoholism. Their survival of maintaining this state is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the support that was given to them.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Anderson, Iowa

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Anderson, Iowa. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is helpful 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 have an drinking problem to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed Alcoholics Anonymous 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 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 take up all of the time and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting typically 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 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve meditation 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 Anderson 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 Anderson that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Anderson, Iowa, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Anderson, Iowa

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous 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 suggest following the suggestions of the AA members that have come before you.

It is important that you accept where you are at with you sobriety and admit that you need help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in Anderson live a sober life, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.