AA Meetings East Farmingdale, NY

Monday AA Meetings in East Farmingdale

Tuesday AA Meetings in East Farmingdale

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Wednesday AA Meetings in East Farmingdale

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Thursday AA Meetings in East Farmingdale

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Friday AA Meetings in East Farmingdale

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Saturday AA Meetings in East Farmingdale

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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: Farmingdale, South Farmingdale, Wyandanch, and North Amityville

Additional local resources: East Farmingdale NA Meetings | East Farmingdale Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship founded to help its members obtain sobriety. Attendance is free at a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in East Farmingdale, New York as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.

AA is among the most commonly recognized programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women get sober in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are usually small groups of individuals who share their experiences getting sober and are there to help new members obtain sobriety.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in East Farmingdale, New York

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in East Farmingdale, New York. prior to selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend 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 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 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 an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting typically involves 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 usually focuses on a specific step or 2 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 entire meeting. 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 extensively. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and may or may not be followed by a conversation.

Because each East Farmingdale AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find AA meetings in East Farmingdale that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in East Farmingdale, New York, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to benefit the most from your initial meeting in East Farmingdale, New York

To benefit the most from your initial meeting you need to walk through the front door willing to accept change and be open minded. Make sure to give yourself extra time at the start and end because there is always a “before” and “after” for every meeting, where the members of the group gather outside and talk. Make sure during opening remarks that you raise your hand to let the group know this is your first meeting. Don’t forget to ask for a meeting list, with phone numbers of the group members. Last, but certainly not least don’t hesitate to raise your hand and speak, share the journey that lead you to this meeting.