AA Meetings Harlem, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Harlem

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Harlem

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Thursday AA Meetings in Harlem

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Friday AA Meetings in Harlem

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Saturday AA Meetings in Harlem

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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: Loves Park, North Park, Machesney Park, and Latham Park

Additional local resources: Harlem NA Meetings | Harlem 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 addict seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These meetings in Harlem, Illinois will help them build a support system to live a sober life. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their ability to maintain this state is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the guidance that was given to them.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Harlem, Illinois

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Harlem, Illinois. Before selecting 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 AA Meeting is open to anyone who wants 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 join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 usually read out of the Big Book and follow the reading with a discussion amongst its members.

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 an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting – A literature meeting usually revolves around reading from one of the Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous step study typically 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve internal contemplation 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 extensively. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a dialogue.

Because each Harlem 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 Harlem that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to acquire more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Harlem, Illinois, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

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

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 been a part of Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is recommended that you accept where you are at with you addiction and admit that you need help. Part of staying sober is helping the new attendees of Alcoholics Anonymous in Harlem stay sober, so people are going to be want to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.