AA Meetings Big Bear City, CA

Monday AA Meetings in Big Bear City

Tuesday AA Meetings in Big Bear City

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Big Bear City

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Thursday AA Meetings in Big Bear City

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Friday AA Meetings in Big Bear City

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Saturday AA Meetings in Big Bear City

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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: Big Bear Lake, Lucerne Valley, Green Valley Lake, and Arrowbear Lake

Additional local resources: Big Bear City NA Meetings | Big Bear City Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship founded to help those who suffer from alcohol dependence stay sober. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Big Bear City, California as the funding is donated 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 people who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members stay sober.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Big Bear City, California

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Big Bear City, California. 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic 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 stop drinking. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting – At Big Book 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 talk through the duration of the meeting and members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting typically 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 usually focuses on one or two steps 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open 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 might be followed by a dialogue.

Since each Big Bear City 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 Big Bear City that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Big Bear City, California, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Big Bear City, California

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous have found success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. 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 successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is smart to accept where you are at with you addiction and admit that you need help. Part of not drinking is helping the new members of Alcoholics Anonymous in Big Bear City maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be open to helping you not drink too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.