AA Meetings Ollie, IA

Monday AA Meetings in Ollie

Tuesday AA Meetings in Ollie

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Ollie

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Thursday AA Meetings in Ollie

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Friday AA Meetings in Ollie

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Saturday AA Meetings in Ollie

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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: Linby, Packwood, Richland, and Rubio

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

What is an AA Meeting?

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

Choosing An AA Meeting in Ollie, Iowa

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Ollie, 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 Alcoholics Anonymous – 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 Alcoholics Anonymous – 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 usually 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 take up all of the time and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting – A literature meeting usually 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 may or may not 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 is sometimes followed by an open conversation.

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 may or may not be followed by a dialogue.

Being that each Ollie Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Ollie that do not. We recommend contacting the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to acquire more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Ollie, Iowa, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

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

The most successful members of Alcoholics Anonymous have found 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 recommend 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 admit that you need help. Part of not drinking is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in Ollie 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.