AA Meetings Lake Of The Woods, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Lake Of The Woods

Tuesday AA Meetings in Lake Of The Woods

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Lake Of The Woods

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Thursday AA Meetings in Lake Of The Woods

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Friday AA Meetings in Lake Of The Woods

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Saturday AA Meetings in Lake Of The Woods

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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: Mahomet, Bondville, Mansfield, and Seymour

Additional local resources: Lake Of The Woods NA Meetings | Lake Of The Woods Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a program founded to help those who suffer from dependence to alcohol get sober. There is no charge to attend a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Lake Of The Woods, Illinois as the funding is donated from its members.

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

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Lake Of The Woods, Illinois

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Lake Of The Woods, Illinois. Before choosing 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 AA – An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting 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 AA – A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting – At these 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 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 talk through the duration of the meeting and members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly 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 could be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A Meditation Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve deep reflection 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 AA Meeting – One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a discussion.

Since each Lake Of The Woods 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 Lake Of The Woods that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Lake Of The Woods, Illinois, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Lake Of The Woods, Illinois

In order to benefit the most from your first AA meeting you should keep an open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The one piece of advice I was ever given was to sit down, shut up, listen to the message, and graciously ask for help. Regardless of the meeting, that one thing that won’t change is the message of recovering from a hopeless state of mind. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another person suffering from alcohol addiction which you will find in any meeting you choose to pick as your first.