AA Meetings Jacksonville, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Jacksonville

Tuesday AA Meetings in Jacksonville

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Jacksonville

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Thursday AA Meetings in Jacksonville

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Friday AA Meetings in Jacksonville

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Saturday AA Meetings in Jacksonville

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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: South Jacksonville, Lynnville, Woodson, and Literberry

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

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a program organized to help alcoholics achieve sobriety. Attendance is free at an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Jacksonville, Illinois as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.

AA 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. They are usually small groups of individuals who share their experiences achieving sobriety and are there to help new members achieve sobriety.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Jacksonville, Illinois

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Jacksonville, Illinois. prior to 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 wants to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend 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 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 journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting typically 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 traditionally focuses on one or two steps 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve deep reflection 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 thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a conversation.

Since each Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Jacksonville, Illinois, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Jacksonville, Illinois

In order to get the most out of your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you should remain open minded. We all had an idea of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The best advice I ever got was to sit down, shut up, pay attention 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 alcoholism which you will find in any AA meeting you choose to start with.