AA Meetings Galena, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Galena

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Galena

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Saturday AA Meetings in Galena

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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: Menominee, Saint Donatus, Hazel Green, and King

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

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship founded to help alcoholics achieve sobriety. Attendance is free at a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Galena, Illinois as the funding is voluntarily contributed from its members.

AA is one of most commonly recognized programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women overcome their addiction to alcohol in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are usually small groups of individuals who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members achieve sobriety.

Selecting An AA Meeting in Galena, Illinois

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Galena, Illinois. prior to selecting the meeting that you are going to join, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend 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 get sober. 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 experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting 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 typically focuses on one or two steps 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve meditation 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 could be followed by a discussion.

Being that each Galena 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 Galena that do not. We recommend contacting the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to acquire more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Galena, Illinois, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Galena, Illinois

The most successful members of Alcoholics Anonymous have found success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For addicts who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend 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 accept help. Part of staying sober is helping the new members of Alcoholics Anonymous in Galena maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.