AA Meetings Joshua Tree, CA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 0.54 miles away and meets on Tuesday at 6:00:00 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: Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms, Morongo Valley, and Desert Edge.

Additional local resources: Joshua Tree NA Meetings | Joshua Tree Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a program organized to help those who struggle from dependence to alcohol get sober. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Joshua Tree, CA as the funding is donated from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous is among the most commonly recognized programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women get sober in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. AA meetings are usually small groups of people who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members get sober.

The Best Method of Selecting an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Joshua Tree, CA

It is important when coming to Alcoholics Anonymous that you pick a meeting that is suited for where you are at in sobriety. The first type of Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is a new comers meeting and is not solely for new comers but is a meeting that inspires members to speak their truth and ask for help. The next type of meeting would be a gender specific meeting, which is only open to one gender. A Closed meeting simply means the group is closed to any discussion that does not involve how to maintain sobriety from alcohol. Speaking of any other drugs is not allowed. A Step Study is a meeting that is simply focused on a single step and spoken about in length regarding the best approach to working this step and applying it to your daily life. Traditions meetings are based off the 12 traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. Not to be confused with the 12 steps. The traditions were implemented to maintain order throughout Alcoholics Anonymous and holding each group accountable to these traditions is the reason you can join a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous anywhere in across the globe to hear the same message.

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

The most successful members of Alcoholics Anonymous tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For people who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is smart to reach your hand out and ask for help. Part of not drinking is helping the new people of Alcoholics Anonymous in Joshua Tree live a sober life, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.