AA Meetings Portsmouth, NH

Monday AA Meetings in Portsmouth

Tuesday AA Meetings in Portsmouth

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Portsmouth

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Thursday AA Meetings in Portsmouth

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Friday AA Meetings in Portsmouth

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Saturday AA Meetings in Portsmouth

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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: Kittery, Kittery Point, South Eliot, and Rye Beach

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

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for somebody seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Portsmouth, New Hampshire will help them build a support network to help guide them to sobriety. You will be welcomed by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their ability to maintain their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the support that was given to them.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

There are a many different AA meetings in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Friends, family, and children can attend 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 experience, 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 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 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 internal contemplation for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the 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.

Since each Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The most successful members of AA tend to find success through getting involved in the program. For alcoholics 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 Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is smart to accept where you are at with you addiction and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the new members of AA in Portsmouth stay sober, so people are going to be want to help you get sober too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.