AA Meetings Shirley, MO

Monday AA Meetings in Shirley

Tuesday AA Meetings in Shirley

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Shirley

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Thursday AA Meetings in Shirley

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Friday AA Meetings in Shirley

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Saturday AA Meetings in Shirley

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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: Potosi, Belgrade, Mineral Point, and Old Mines

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Shirley, Missouri will help them build a support network to live a sober life. You will be welcomed by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their survival of maintaining this state is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the support that they received.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Shirley, Missouri

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Shirley, Missouri. Before 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 Alcoholics Anonymous – An Open Alcoholics Anonymous 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 join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 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 usually 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve internal contemplation for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open 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 Shirley 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 Shirley that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to get more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Shirley, Missouri, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

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

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous tend to find success through getting involved in the program. If you are attending your 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 smart to reach your hand out and admit that you need help. Part of staying sober is helping the new attendees of Alcoholics Anonymous in Shirley maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be want to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.