AA Meetings Bethesda, NC

Monday AA Meetings in Bethesda

Tuesday AA Meetings in Bethesda

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Bethesda

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Thursday AA Meetings in Bethesda

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Friday AA Meetings in Bethesda

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Saturday AA Meetings in Bethesda

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Sunday AA Meetings in Bethesda

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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: Durham, Gorman, Morrisville, and Cary.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place where alcoholics and people who struggle with substance abuse gather for one hour to discuss their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic's Anonymous meeting in Bethesda, NC will share their experience getting sober through their personal anecdotes with anyone working on their recovery journey. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the yearn to get sober, and live a happy & healthy existence without alcohol.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Bethesda, NC

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Bethesda, NC. Before choosing 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 Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to have an alcohol addiction to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed AA Meeting 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 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 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 talk through the duration of the meeting and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting commonly revolves around 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 typically 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 AA Meeting can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. 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 depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and may or may not be followed by a discussion.

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

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Bethesda, NC

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous have found success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For people who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is smart to accept where you are at with you sobriety and admit that you need help. Part of not drinking is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in Bethesda get sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, say who you are, admit that you need help.