AA Meetings Fairmead, CA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 4.91 miles away and meets on Saturday at 12:00:00 PM.

If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Chowchilla, Berenda, Madera Acres, and Madera.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These meetings in Fairmead, CA will help them build a support system to help achieve sobriety. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their ability to maintain their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the guidance that was given to them.

Selecting An AA Meeting in Fairmead, CA

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Fairmead, CA. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is helpful 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 alcohol addiction to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 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 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 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. 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 may or may not be followed by a discussion.

Because each Fairmead AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find AA meetings in Fairmead that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Fairmead, CA, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

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

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

It is smart to accept where you are at with you addiction and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of AA in Fairmead stay sober, so people are going to be want to help you get sober too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.