AA Meetings Shannondale, WV

Monday AA Meetings in Shannondale

Tuesday AA Meetings in Shannondale

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Shannondale

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Thursday AA Meetings in Shannondale

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Friday AA Meetings in Shannondale

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Saturday AA Meetings in Shannondale

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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: Hillsboro, Rippon, Charles Town, and Shenandoah Retreat

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for a person seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Shannondale, West Virginia will help them build a support system to help guide them to sobriety. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their ability to maintain their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the support that was given to them.

Selecting An AA Meeting in Shannondale, West Virginia

There are a many different AA meetings in Shannondale, West Virginia. prior to 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 Alcoholics Anonymous – An Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous – A Closed Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is only for those who have a desire to get sober. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting – At these 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 an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

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 usually focuses on one or two steps 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 entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

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

Being that each Shannondale Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Shannondale that do not. We recommend contacting the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to find out more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Shannondale, West Virginia, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Shannondale, West Virginia

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 Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is smart to accept where you are at with you sobriety and accept help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of AA in Shannondale maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be want to help you not drink too. Raise your hand, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.