AA Meetings Woodcrest, CA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 12.13 miles away and meets on Thursday at 8:30 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: Riverside, Mead Valley, Edgemont, and Home Gardens.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an alcoholic seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Woodcrest, 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 survival of maintaining a sober life is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the guidance that was given to them.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Woodcrest, CA

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Woodcrest, CA. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous - An Open Alcoholics Anonymous 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting - At Big Book meetings, a member will usually 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 journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting - A literature meeting usually involves reading from one of the Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous step study usually focuses on a specific step or 2 per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and could 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 length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

Traditions Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting - One or more of the Alcoholics Anonymous traditions will be discussed in thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a dialogue.

Since each Woodcrest 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 Woodcrest that do not. We recommend contacting the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to get more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Woodcrest, CA, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

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

The members who benefit the most from AA have found success through getting involved in the program. If you are attending your first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have come before you.

It is important that you reach your hand out and admit that you need help. Part of not drinking is helping the new people of AA in Woodcrest maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be more than willing to help you not drink too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.