AA Meetings Rancho San Diego, CA

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Rancho San Diego, California.

The closest AA meeting to you is 3.3 miles away and meets on Wednesday at 1:30:00 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: Jamacha Junction, Calavo Gardens, Granite Hills, and El Cajon.

Additional local resources: Rancho San Diego NA Meetings | Rancho San Diego 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 an addict seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These meetings in Rancho San Diego, CA will help them build a support system to live a sober life. You will be welcomed by your peers that have all lived and survived from alcoholism. Their ability to maintain this state is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Rancho San Diego, CA

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Rancho San Diego, CA. Before choosing 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 AA Meeting is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. 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 Big Book 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 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 can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting - A literature meeting typically involves reading from one of the Alcoholics Anonymous approved pieces of literature and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study - An Alcoholics Anonymous 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 may or may not be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting - A meditation meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open dialogue.

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

Because each Rancho San Diego 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 Rancho San Diego that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to find out more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Rancho San Diego, CA, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Rancho San Diego, CA

The best way to get the most out of your first AA meeting you should keep an open minded. We all had an idea of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The one piece of advice I was ever given was to sit down, shut up, listen to the message, and modestly ask for help. Regardless of the meeting, the one constant will be message of recovering from hopelessness. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another person suffering from alcoholism which you will find in any AA meeting you choose to start with.