AA Meetings Derby, KS

Monday AA Meetings in Derby

Tuesday AA Meetings in Derby

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Derby

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Thursday AA Meetings in Derby

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Friday AA Meetings in Derby

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Saturday AA Meetings in Derby

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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: Midland Park, Haysville, Mulvane, and Rose Hill

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is an assembly where alcoholics and people who struggle with substance abuse gather for one hour to share their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic’s Anonymous meeting in Derby, Kansas will share their experience getting sober through their personal stories with anyone working on their recovery journey. There is no religious, social or economic association for membership, just the desire to achieve sobriety, and live a happy & healthy life without alcohol.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Derby, Kansas

There are a variety different AA meetings in Derby, Kansas. prior to selecting 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 drinking problem to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

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

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 experience, 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 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 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 meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open conversation.

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

Because each Derby 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 Derby that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Derby, Kansas, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Derby, Kansas

The most successful members of AA have found 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 suggest following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of AA for a while.

It is recommended that you reach your hand out and admit that you need help. Part of not drinking is helping the newcomers of AA in Derby live a sober life, so people are going to be want to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, say who you are, admit that you need help.