AA Meetings Brea, CA

Monday AA Meetings in Brea

Tuesday AA Meetings in Brea

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Brea

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Thursday AA Meetings in Brea

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Friday AA Meetings in Brea

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Saturday AA Meetings in Brea

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Sunday AA Meetings in Brea

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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: Placentia, Rowland Heights, Otterbein, and Atwood.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a program where alcoholics and people who struggle with addiction gather for one hour to share their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic's Anonymous meeting in Brea, CA will share their experience getting sober through their personal anecdotes with anyone seeking help with a drinking problem. There is no religious, social or economic association for membership, just the want to get sober, and live a happy & healthy existence without alcohol.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Brea, CA

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Brea, CA. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA - An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wishes 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 get sober. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting - At these meetings, a member will typically 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 take up all of the time and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting typically 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 internal contemplation for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the 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 depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a dialogue.

Being that each Brea 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 Brea that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Brea, CA, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Brea, CA

The most successful members of Alcoholics Anonymous tend to find 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 advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have come before you.

It is smart to reach your hand out and accept help. Part of staying sober is helping the new members of Alcoholics Anonymous in Brea stay sober, 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.