AA Meetings West Haverstraw, NY

Monday AA Meetings in West Haverstraw

Tuesday AA Meetings in West Haverstraw

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Wednesday AA Meetings in West Haverstraw

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Thursday AA Meetings in West Haverstraw

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Friday AA Meetings in West Haverstraw

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Saturday AA Meetings in West Haverstraw

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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: Thiells, Stony Point, Haverstraw, and Mount Ivy

Additional local resources: West Haverstraw NA Meetings | West Haverstraw 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 a person seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in West Haverstraw, New York will help them build a support system to help achieve sobriety. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from alcoholism. Their survival of maintaining this state is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in West Haverstraw, New York

There are a a number of different AA meetings in West Haverstraw, New York. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wishes 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 Alcoholics Anonymous – A Closed AA Meeting 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 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 experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open dialogue.

Traditions Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting – One or more of the Alcoholics Anonymous traditions will be discussed in depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and may or may not be followed by a dialogue.

Being that each West Haverstraw Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in West Haverstraw that do not. We recommend contacting the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to find out more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in West Haverstraw, New York, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in West Haverstraw, New York

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous have found success through getting involved in the program. 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 recommended that you reach your hand out and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in West Haverstraw get sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Stand up, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.