AA Meetings Grand Detour, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Grand Detour

Tuesday AA Meetings in Grand Detour

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Grand Detour

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Thursday AA Meetings in Grand Detour

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Friday AA Meetings in Grand Detour

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Saturday AA Meetings in Grand Detour

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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: Lost Nation, Dixon, Woosung, and Franklin Grove

Additional local resources: Grand Detour NA Meetings | Grand Detour Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship organized to help its members achieve sobriety. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Grand Detour, Illinois as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous is one of most highly regarded programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are commonly made up of small groups of people who share their experiences achieving sobriety and are there to help new members achieve sobriety.

Selecting An AA Meeting in Grand Detour, Illinois

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Grand Detour, Illinois. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wishes 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 Alcoholics Anonymous 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 experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. 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.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly involves 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 traditionally focuses on one or two steps 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve internal contemplation 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 conversation.

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

Being that each Grand Detour 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 Grand Detour that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Grand Detour, Illinois, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Grand Detour, Illinois

The members who benefit the most from AA have found success through getting involved in the program. For addicts who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we suggest following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of AA for a while.

It is recommended that you reach your hand out and admit that you need help. Part of staying sober is helping the new attendees of AA in Grand Detour maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be open to helping you get sober too. Stand up, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.