AA Meetings Machesney Park, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Machesney Park

Tuesday AA Meetings in Machesney Park

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Machesney Park

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Thursday AA Meetings in Machesney Park

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Friday AA Meetings in Machesney Park

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Saturday AA Meetings in Machesney Park

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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: Latham Park, Harlem, North Park, and Loves Park

Additional local resources: Machesney Park NA Meetings | Machesney Park Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a program developed to help those who struggle from alcohol abuse achieve sobriety. It is free to attend a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Machesney Park, Illinois as the funding is donated from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous is one of most commonly known programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women get sober in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. AA meetings are commonly made up of small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their experiences getting sober and are there to help new members achieve sobriety.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Machesney Park, Illinois

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Machesney Park, Illinois. prior to choosing 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 Alcoholics Anonymous – 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – 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 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 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 talk through the duration of the meeting and members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly revolves around reading from one of the Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous step study typically 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 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 may or may not be followed by a dialogue.

Being that each Machesney Park Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Machesney Park that do not. We recommend calling the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to find out more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Machesney Park, Illinois, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

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

The most successful members of Alcoholics Anonymous tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For alcoholics who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of AA for a while.

It is smart to accept where you are at with you addiction and accept help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in Machesney Park stay sober, so people are going to be open to helping you not drink too. Raise your hand, say who you are, admit that you need help.