AA Meetings Shackle Island, TN

Monday AA Meetings in Shackle Island

Tuesday AA Meetings in Shackle Island

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Shackle Island

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Thursday AA Meetings in Shackle Island

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Friday AA Meetings in Shackle Island

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Saturday AA Meetings in Shackle Island

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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: Hendersonville, Millersville, Goodlettsville, and White House

Additional local resources: Shackle Island NA Meetings | Shackle Island Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an alcoholic wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Shackle Island, Tennessee will help them build a support system to help achieve sobriety. You will be welcomed by your peers that have all lived and survived from alcoholism. Their survival of maintaining their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the guidance that was given to them.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Shackle Island, Tennessee

There are a variety different AA meetings in Shackle Island, Tennessee. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is helpful 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 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 journey, 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 one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and might be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A Meditation AA Meeting can involve internal contemplation 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 depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a dialogue.

Because each Shackle Island 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 Shackle Island that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Shackle Island, Tennessee, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Shackle Island, Tennessee

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 suggest following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of AA for a while.

It is smart to accept where you are at with you addiction and ask for help. Part of not drinking is helping the newcomers of AA in Shackle Island live a sober life, so people are going to be want to help you not drink too. Raise your hand, say who you are, admit that you need help.