AA Meetings Pittwood, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Pittwood

Tuesday AA Meetings in Pittwood

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Pittwood

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Thursday AA Meetings in Pittwood

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Friday AA Meetings in Pittwood

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Saturday AA Meetings in Pittwood

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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: Martinton, Watseka, Donovan, and Papineau

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

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is an assembly where alcoholics and people who struggle with drug use gather for one hour to share their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic’s Anonymous meeting in Pittwood, Illinois will share their experience getting sober through their personal anecdotes with anyone seeking help with a drinking problem. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the aspiration to get sober, and live a productive existence without alcohol.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Pittwood, Illinois

There are a many different AA meetings in Pittwood, Illinois. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to attend, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend 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 these meetings, a member will commonly read out of the Big Book and follow the reading with a discussion amongst its members.

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

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly 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 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 is sometimes followed by an open dialogue.

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

Because each Pittwood 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 Pittwood that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Pittwood, Illinois, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

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

The members who benefit the most from AA have found 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 recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is smart to reach your hand out and admit that you need help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of AA in Pittwood stay sober, so people are going to be want to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.