AA Meetings Carlsbad, CA

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Carlsbad, California.

The closest AA meeting to you is 0.32 miles away and meets on Saturday at 9:00:00 AM.

If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Leucadia, Lake San Marcos, Vista, and Encinitas.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship founded to help its members obtain sobriety. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Carlsbad, CA as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous is one of most highly regarded programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are commonly made up of small groups of people who share their experiences getting sober and are there to help new members obtain sobriety.

How to Choose an AA Meeting in Carlsbad, CA

Alcoholism is a disease of the mind, body, and soul. AA has curated meetings to help with each individual piece of your sobriety. If you are looking for a meeting on the first 3 steps, you should choose a beginner meeting. If you are looking to explore your spiritual side, attending a meditation meeting would be an ideal choice. If you want to hear other people's journeys to sobriety, a speaker meeting is a good starting point. If you have completed your steps and are now working on the traditions of AA, a traditions meetings will be beneficial. If you want to attend a single gender group, you can go to a men’s or women's meeting where you wont find anyone of the opposite gender there. The fact of the matter is there is a meeting for everyone. Try a few meetings out until you find one that you feel most comfortable at.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Carlsbad, CA

The best way to benefit the most from your first AA meeting you should remain open minded. We all had an idea of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The most beneficial thing I was told was to sit down, shut up, listen to the message, and graciously ask for help. At any meeting, that one thing that will always be present is the message of recovering from a hopeless state of mind. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another alcoholic which you will find in any meeting you choose to make your first.