AA Meetings Barnes City, IA

Monday AA Meetings in Barnes City

Tuesday AA Meetings in Barnes City

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Barnes City

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Thursday AA Meetings in Barnes City

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Friday AA Meetings in Barnes City

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Saturday AA Meetings in Barnes 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: Gibson, Montezuma, Deep River, and Thornburg

Additional local resources: Barnes City NA Meetings | Barnes City Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for a person seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Barnes City, Iowa 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 alcoholism. Their survival of maintaining a sober life is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Barnes City, Iowa

There are a variety different AA meetings in Barnes City, Iowa. prior to choosing 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 wishes 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 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 journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting 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 can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study – An Alcoholics Anonymous 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 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 is sometimes followed by an open conversation.

Traditions Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting – One or more of the Alcoholics Anonymous traditions will be discussed in thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a discussion.

Since each Barnes City Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Barnes City that do not. We recommend contacting the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to acquire more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Barnes City, Iowa, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Barnes City, Iowa

The members who benefit the most from AA have found success through getting involved in the program. If you are attending your first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have come before you.

It is important that you accept where you are at with you sobriety and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the new attendees of AA in Barnes City stay sober, so people are going to be open to helping you not drink too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.