AA Meetings Whiting, IA

Monday AA Meetings in Whiting

Tuesday AA Meetings in Whiting

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Whiting

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Friday AA Meetings in Whiting

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Saturday AA Meetings in Whiting

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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: Onawa, Hornick, Sloan, and Decatur

Additional local resources: Whiting NA Meetings | Whiting 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 a person wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Whiting, Iowa will help them build a support system to live a sober life. You will be welcomed by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their ability to maintain a sober life is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the support that they received.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Whiting, Iowa

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Whiting, Iowa. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is helpful 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 has a desire to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed AA Meeting is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. 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 talk through the duration of the meeting 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 traditionally focuses on one or two steps 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 dialogue.

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 discussion.

Since each Whiting 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 Whiting that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Whiting, Iowa, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Whiting, Iowa

The most successful members of AA tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. If you are attending your 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 accept where you are at with you addiction and admit that you need help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of AA in Whiting live a sober life, so people are going to be want to help you not drink too. Stand up, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.