AA Meetings Lostant, IL

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Lostant

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Saturday AA Meetings in Lostant

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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: Wenona, Leonore, Tonica, and Magnolia

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

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Lostant, Illinois will help them build a support system to help achieve sobriety. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their ability to maintain this state is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the gift that was given to them.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Lostant, Illinois

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Lostant, Illinois. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to join, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – An Open Alcoholics Anonymous 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 join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – A Closed AA Meeting is only for those who have a desire to get sober. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting – At Big Book 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 journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting – A literature meeting typically revolves around reading from one of the Alcoholics Anonymous 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 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 could 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 length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

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

Since each Lostant 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 Lostant that do not. We recommend contacting the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to get more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Lostant, Illinois, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Lostant, Illinois

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous tend to find success through getting involved in the program. For alcoholics who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we suggest following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is important that you reach your hand out and accept help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in Lostant maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Stand up, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.