AA Meetings Shackelford, CA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 1.23 miles away and meets on Wednesday 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: Bystrom, Modesto, Ceres, and Riverdale Park.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an alcoholic wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These meetings in Shackelford, CA will help them build a support network to live a sober life. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their ability to maintain their sobriety is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the support that was given to them.

How to Choose an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Shackelford, CA

Alcoholism is a disease of the mind, body, and soul. Alcoholics Anonymous has developed meetings to assist with each individual piece of your independence from alcohol. If you are searching for a meeting on the first three steps, beginner meetings are for you. If you are looking to explore your spiritual side, attending a meditation meeting can help. If you want to hear another individuals story of how they overcame alcoholism, a speaker meeting is a good starting point. If you are through your steps and are now working on the traditions of AA, a traditions meetings will be beneficial. If you want to attend a group with just your gender, you can go to a men’s or women's meeting where no one of the opposite gender will be there. All in all 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 a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Shackelford, CA

The best way to get the most out of your first Alcoholics Anonymous 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, stop talking, listen to the message, and humbly ask for help. No matter the type of meeting meeting, there will be the same 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 as your first.