AA Meetings San Andreas, CA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 8.28 miles away and meets on Thursday 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: Valley Springs, Mokelumne Hill, Altaville, and Mountain Ranch.

Additional local resources: San Andreas NA Meetings | San Andreas Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for a person seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These meetings in San Andreas, 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 a hopeless state of mind and body. Their survival of maintaining this state is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.

How to Choose an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in San Andreas, CA

It is important when coming to Alcoholics Anonymous that you pick a meeting that is best for where you are at in sobriety. The 1st type of Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is a new comers meeting and is not limited to only new comers but is a meeting that encourages them to share their stories and ask for help. The second type of meeting would be a gender specific meeting, which is only open to either men or women. A Closed meeting simply means the group is solely focused on conversations regarding how to stay sober 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 discussed 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. The 12 traditions are different than the 12 steps. The traditions are built to maintain order throughout Alcoholics Anonymous and holding each group accountable to these traditions is why you can join an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting anywhere in the world to hear the same message.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in San Andreas, CA

The most successful members of AA have found 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 advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is recommended that you reach your hand out and admit that you need help. Part of not drinking is helping the new attendees of AA in San Andreas get sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.