AA Meetings Friendly, MD

Monday AA Meetings in Friendly

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Friendly

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Friday AA Meetings in Friendly

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Saturday AA Meetings in Friendly

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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: Oxon Hill, Silesia, Fort Washington, and Clinton

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

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a program created to help its members achieve sobriety. Attendance is free at an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Friendly, Maryland as the funding is voluntarily contributed from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous 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. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are typically made up of small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their experiences getting sober and are there to help new members achieve sobriety.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Friendly, Maryland

There are a many different AA meetings in Friendly, Maryland. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed AA 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 these 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 can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting typically revolves around 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 a specific step or 2 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 meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open discussion.

Traditions AA Meeting – One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a dialogue.

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

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Friendly, Maryland

The members who benefit the most from AA have found success through getting involved in the program. For people who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we suggest following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of AA for a while.

It is recommended that you accept where you are at with you sobriety and ask for help. Part of not drinking is helping the new people of AA in Friendly get sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you not drink too. Raise your hand, say who you are, admit that you need help.