AA Meetings Gouverneur, NY

Monday AA Meetings in Gouverneur

Tuesday AA Meetings in Gouverneur

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Gouverneur

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Thursday AA Meetings in Gouverneur

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Friday AA Meetings in Gouverneur

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Saturday AA Meetings in Gouverneur

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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: Hailesboro, Richville, Oxbow, and Edwards

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

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an alcoholic wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Gouverneur, New York will help them build a support system to help achieve sobriety. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their survival of maintaining their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the guidance that was given to them.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Gouverneur, New York

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Gouverneur, New York. prior to choosing 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 Alcoholics Anonymous – An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – 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 these meetings, a member will commonly read out of the Big Book and then encourage its members to discuss the meeting.

Speaker Meeting – At an Alcoholics Anonymous speaker meeting, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous will tell their story and share their journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of Alcoholics Anonymous. 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.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly involves reading from one of the Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous step study traditionally 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

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.

Because each Gouverneur Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Gouverneur that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to find out more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Gouverneur, New York, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Gouverneur, New York

The members who benefit the most from AA tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. 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 AA for a while.

It is smart to reach your hand out and accept help. Part of not drinking is helping the newcomers of AA in Gouverneur get sober, so people are going to be want to help you not drink too. Stand up, say who you are, admit that you need help.