AA Meetings Patterson, KS

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Saturday AA Meetings in Patterson

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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: Mount Hope, Burrton, Haven, and Bentley

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

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship created to help its members stay sober. There is no charge to attend a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Patterson, Kansas as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous is among the most commonly recognized programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. AA meetings are usually small groups of people who share their experiences achieving sobriety and are there to help new members stay sober.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Patterson, Kansas

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Patterson, Kansas. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is important 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. 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. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting – At these meetings, a member will usually 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 usually involves 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 typically 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 internal contemplation for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. 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 could be followed by a discussion.

Since each Patterson AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find AA meetings in Patterson that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Patterson, Kansas, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Patterson, Kansas

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 come before you.

It is smart to accept where you are at with you addiction and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of AA in Patterson get sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.