AA Meetings Thornton, MS

Monday AA Meetings in Thornton

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Thornton

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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: Eden, Howard, Tchula, and Carter

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

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place where alcoholics and people who struggle with substance abuse gather for one hour to express their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic’s Anonymous meeting in Thornton, Mississippi will share their experience getting sober through their personal stories with anyone looking to get sober. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the want to stop drinking, and live a productive life without alcohol.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Thornton, Mississippi

There are a many different AA meetings in Thornton, Mississippi. Before 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 Alcoholics Anonymous – An Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 follow the reading with a discussion amongst its members.

Speaker Meeting – At an Alcoholics Anonymous speaker meeting, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

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 usually focuses on a specific step or 2 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 AA Meeting can involve meditation 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 conversation.

Since each Thornton 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 Thornton that do not. We recommend calling the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to get more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Thornton, Mississippi, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Thornton, Mississippi

The most successful members of AA tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For addicts who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we suggest following the suggestions of the AA members that have come before you.

It is recommended that you accept where you are at with you addiction and ask for help. Part of not drinking is helping the new members of AA in Thornton maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, say who you are, admit that you need help.