Monday AA Meetings in Downtown
Tuesday AA Meetings in Downtown
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Wednesday AA Meetings in Downtown
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Friday AA Meetings in Downtown
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Saturday AA Meetings in Downtown
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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: Syracuse, Syraciuse, Lyncourt, and Galeville
Additional local resources: Downtown NA Meetings | Downtown Al-Anon Meetings
What is an AA Meeting?
AA is a fellowship developed to help its members achieve sobriety. Attendance is free at an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Downtown, New York as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.
AA is one of most highly regarded programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women overcome their alcohol addiction in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are commonly made up of small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members achieve sobriety.
Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Downtown, New York
There are a variety different AA meetings in Downtown, New York. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.
Open Meeting of AA – An Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. 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 stop drinking. It is not open to friends or family.
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 usually 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve internal contemplation 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 thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a dialogue.
Being that each Downtown 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 Downtown that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Downtown, New York, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.
How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Downtown, New York
The members who benefit the most from AA have found 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 successfully stayed sober for sometime.
It is recommended that you reach your hand out and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of AA in Downtown stay sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.
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