AA Meetings Peoria Heights, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Peoria Heights

Tuesday AA Meetings in Peoria Heights

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Peoria Heights

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Thursday AA Meetings in Peoria Heights

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Friday AA Meetings in Peoria Heights

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Saturday AA Meetings in Peoria Heights

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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: Liste, Peoria, Mt Carroll, and Mossville

Additional local resources: Peoria Heights NA Meetings | Peoria Heights Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is an assembly where alcoholics and people who struggle with drug use gather for one hour to share their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic’s Anonymous meeting in Peoria Heights, Illinois will share their experience getting sober through their personal anecdotes with anyone working on their recovery journey. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the wish to get sober, and live a happy & healthy life without alcohol.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Peoria Heights, Illinois

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Peoria Heights, Illinois. Before 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 AA – An Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who wishes to attend. You do not have to have an alcohol addiction to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 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 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 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 traditionally 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 AA Meeting can involve deep reflection 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 thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and may or may not be followed by a discussion.

Being that each Peoria Heights AA 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 AA meetings in Peoria Heights that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Peoria Heights, Illinois, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

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

The most successful members of AA tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For people 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 admit that you need help. Part of not drinking is helping the new attendees of AA in Peoria Heights maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be open to helping you get sober too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.