AA Meetings Buffalo Grove, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Buffalo Grove

Tuesday AA Meetings in Buffalo Grove

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Buffalo Grove

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Thursday AA Meetings in Buffalo Grove

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Friday AA Meetings in Buffalo Grove

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Saturday AA Meetings in Buffalo Grove

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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: Horatio Gardens, Aptakisic, Prairie View, and Half Day

Additional local resources: Buffalo Grove NA Meetings | Buffalo Grove Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for somebody seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Buffalo Grove, Illinois will help them build a support system to live a sober life. You will be welcomed by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their survival of maintaining their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the support that they received.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Buffalo Grove, Illinois

There are a many different AA meetings in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. 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 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – A Closed AA Meeting is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. It is not open to friends or family.

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 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 take up all of the time and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting – A literature meeting typically involves 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 traditionally 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

Traditions Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting – One or more of the Alcoholics Anonymous traditions will be discussed in depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and may or may not be followed by a conversation.

Being that each Buffalo Grove Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Buffalo Grove that do not. We recommend contacting the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to acquire more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Buffalo Grove, Illinois

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous 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 advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have come before you.

It is recommended that you accept where you are at with you addiction and ask for help. Part of not drinking is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in Buffalo Grove live a sober life, so people are going to be open to helping you get sober too. Stand up, say who you are, admit that you need help.