AA Meetings Ruidoso Downs, NM

Monday AA Meetings in Ruidoso Downs

Tuesday AA Meetings in Ruidoso Downs

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Ruidoso Downs

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Friday AA Meetings in Ruidoso Downs

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Saturday AA Meetings in Ruidoso Downs

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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: Hollywood, Ruidoso, Alto, and Glencoe

Additional local resources: Ruidoso Downs NA Meetings | Ruidoso Downs Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting 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 meetings in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico 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 a hopeless state of mind and body. Their survival of maintaining their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the support that was given to them.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico

There are a many different AA meetings in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to join, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. You do not have to have an alcohol addiction to go to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Friends, family, and children can join 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 usually read out of the Big Book and follow the reading with a discussion amongst its members.

Speaker Meeting – At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their experience, 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 revolves around 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 usually focuses on a specific step or 2 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 meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open conversation.

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 dialogue.

Because each Ruidoso Downs 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 Ruidoso Downs that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico

The most successful members of AA tend to find success through getting involved in the program. For alcoholics who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is recommended that you reach your hand out and ask for help. Part of not drinking is helping the newcomers of AA in Ruidoso Downs maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be open to helping you not drink too. Raise your hand, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.