AA Meetings Turnbull, FL

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 14.98 miles away and meets on Tuesday at 7:00:00 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: Mims, Scottsmoor, Shiloh, and Maytown.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Turnbull, FL 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 a hopeless state of mind and body. Their survival of maintaining their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the support that they received.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Turnbull, FL

There are a many different AA meetings in Turnbull, FL. prior to selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous - An Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who wishes to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. 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 get sober. 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 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 can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting - A literature meeting typically revolves around 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 traditionally 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 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 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 conversation.

Being that each Turnbull Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Turnbull that do not. We recommend calling the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to acquire more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Turnbull, FL, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Turnbull, FL

In order to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you should remain open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The best advice I ever got was to sit down, shut up, listen to the message, and graciously ask for help. At any 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 person suffering from alcohol addiction which you will find in any Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you choose to start with.