AA Meetings Johnston, IA

Monday AA Meetings in Johnston

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Johnston

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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: Grimes, Urbandale, Saylorville, and Windsor Heights

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Johnston, Iowa will help them build a support system to help guide them to sobriety. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their ability to maintain this state is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the support that they received.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Johnston, Iowa

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Johnston, Iowa. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend 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 be an alcoholic 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. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting – At Big Book 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 journey, 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 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 usually focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and might 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 might be followed by a conversation.

Because each Johnston 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 Johnston that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Johnston, Iowa, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Johnston, Iowa

The most successful members of Alcoholics Anonymous have found 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 important that you reach your hand out and admit that you need help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in Johnston maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be want to help you not drink too. Raise your hand, say who you are, admit that you need help.