AA Meetings Bayard, IA

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Bayard, Iowa.

The closest AA meeting to you is 23.34 miles away and meets on Monday 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: Coon Rapids, Bagley, Scranton, and Yale.

Additional local resources: Bayard NA Meetings | Bayard 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 a person seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Bayard, IA 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 addiction. Their survival of maintaining their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the support that was given to them.

How to Choose an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Bayard, IA

It is important when coming to Alcoholics Anonymous that you choose a meeting that is best for where you are at in sobriety. The first type of meeting is a new comers meeting and is not limited to only new comers but is a meeting that encourages them to share their stories and accept help. Another type of meeting would be a gender specific meeting, either a men’s meeting or women’s meeting. These types of meeting are not opened to the opposite sex. A Closed meeting simply means the group is solely focused on conversations regarding how to maintain sobriety from alcohol. Speaking of any other substance use addictions is not allowed. A Step Study is a gathering that is simply focused on a single step and spoken about in length regarding the best approach to working this step and applying it to your daily life. Traditions meetings are based off the 12 traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. The 12 traditions are different than the 12 steps. The traditions were established to maintain order throughout Alcoholics Anonymous and maintaining accountability to these traditions is the reason you can walk into an AA Meeting anywhere in the world to hear the same message.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Bayard, IA

The members who benefit the most from AA tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. 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 come before you.

It is recommended that you reach your hand out and admit that you need help. Part of not drinking is helping the new attendees of AA in Bayard maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be open to helping you not drink too. Raise your hand, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.