AA Meetings Countryside, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Countryside

Tuesday AA Meetings in Countryside

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Countryside

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Thursday AA Meetings in Countryside

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Friday AA Meetings in Countryside

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Saturday AA Meetings in Countryside

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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: Hodgkins, Indian Head Park, La Grange, and Mccook

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting 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 meetings in Countryside, Illinois will help them build a support system to live a sober life. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their ability to maintain a sober life is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Countryside, Illinois

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Countryside, Illinois. prior to 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 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 Alcoholics Anonymous 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 stop drinking. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting – At Big Book meetings, a member will commonly 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 experience, 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 typically focuses on a specific step or 2 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. 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 might be followed by a discussion.

Since each Countryside 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 Countryside that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Countryside, Illinois, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Countryside, Illinois

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous have found success through getting involved in the program. For people who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is important that you accept where you are at with you addiction and ask for help. Part of not drinking is helping the new attendees of Alcoholics Anonymous in Countryside maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be want to help you not drink too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.