AA Meetings Cypress Gardens, FL

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Cypress Gardens, Florida.

The closest AA meeting to you is 1.8 miles away and meets on Saturday 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: Winter Haven, Wahneta, Waverly, and Lake Hamilton.

Additional local resources: Cypress Gardens NA Meetings | Cypress Gardens Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an alcoholic seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Cypress Gardens, FL will help them build a support system to live a sober life. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their ability to maintain this state is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the support that they received.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Cypress Gardens, FL

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Cypress Gardens, FL. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA - An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed AA Meeting 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 these meetings, a member will commonly read out of the Big Book and follow the reading with a discussion amongst its members.

Speaker Meeting - At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. 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.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting commonly involves reading from one of the AA 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 AA step study traditionally focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and might be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting - A Meditation Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve internal contemplation 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 AA Meeting - One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a dialogue.

Because each Cypress Gardens AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find AA meetings in Cypress Gardens that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Cypress Gardens, FL, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Cypress Gardens, FL

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous have found success through getting involved in the program. For alcoholics who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is recommended that you reach your hand out and accept help. Part of staying sober is helping the new people of Alcoholics Anonymous in Cypress Gardens stay sober, so people are going to be open to helping you not drink too. Stand up, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.