AA Meetings Desperes, MO

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Desperes

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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: Country Life Acres, Crystal Lake Park, Des Peres, and Town And Country

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

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a program organized to help alcoholics achieve sobriety. There is no charge to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Desperes, Missouri as the funding is donated from its members.

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

Selecting An AA Meeting in Desperes, Missouri

There are a variety different AA meetings in Desperes, Missouri. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to attend, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed Alcoholics Anonymous 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 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 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 take up all of the time and members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting usually 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 could be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A Meditation AA Meeting can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

Traditions AA Meeting – One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a conversation.

Because each Desperes 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 Desperes that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Desperes, Missouri, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Desperes, Missouri

The most successful members of AA tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. If you are attending your first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of AA for a while.

It is recommended that you accept where you are at with you sobriety and accept help. Part of not drinking is helping the newcomers of AA in Desperes stay sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you not drink too. Raise your hand, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.