AA Meetings Ocala, FL

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 13.37 miles away and meets on Thursday at 6:00:00 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: Kendrick, Martel, Shady, and Santos.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These meetings in Ocala, FL will help them build a support system to help guide them to sobriety. 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 a sober life is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the support that was given to them.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Ocala, FL

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Ocala, FL. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to attend, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of AA - An Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to have an alcohol addiction to go to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting - At Big Book 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 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 typically revolves around 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 could be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting - A Meditation AA 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 discussion.

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 could be followed by a conversation.

Because each Ocala 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 Ocala that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Ocala, FL, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Ocala, FL

To benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you need to walk in willing to accept change and be open minded. Make sure to give yourself extra time at the start and end because there is always a “before” and “after” for every meeting, where the members of the group gather outside and talk. Make sure during opening announcements that you raise your hand to let the group know this is your first meeting. Don't forget to ask for a meeting list, with phone numbers of the group members. Last, but certainly not least don’t hesitate to raise your hand and speak, let the group know what lead you through their doors that day.