AA Meetings Gainesville, FL

Monday AA Meetings in Gainesville

Tuesday AA Meetings in Gainesville

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Gainesville

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Thursday AA Meetings in Gainesville

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Friday AA Meetings in Gainesville

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Saturday AA Meetings in Gainesville

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Sunday AA Meetings in Gainesville

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If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Fairbanks, Arredondo, Rochelle, and Alachua.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a program created to help its members stay sober. There is no charge to attend a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Gainesville, FL as the funding is voluntarily contributed from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous is one of most commonly known programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women get sober in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. AA meetings are commonly made up of small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members stay sober.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Gainesville, FL

There are a many different AA meetings in Gainesville, FL. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, 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 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 join 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 typically read out of the Big Book and then encourage its members to discuss the meeting.

Speaker Meeting - At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting typically involves reading from one of the AA 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 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 may or may not 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 entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open conversation.

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

Since each Gainesville AA 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 AA meetings in Gainesville that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Gainesville, FL, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

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

The most successful members of Alcoholics Anonymous tend to find success through getting involved in the program. For addicts 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 important that you accept where you are at with you sobriety and admit that you need help. Part of staying sober is helping the new people of Alcoholics Anonymous in Gainesville get sober, so people are going to be open to helping you get sober too. Raise your hand, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.