AA Meetings Blencoe, IA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 10.25 miles away and meets on Thursday at 7:30 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: Onawa, Turin, Little Sioux, and River Sioux.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Blencoe, IA will help them build a support system to help guide them to sobriety. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their ability to maintain their sobriety is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the support that was given to them.

How to Choose an AA Meeting in Blencoe, IA

It is important when coming to AA that you pick a meeting that is best for where you are at in sobriety. The 1st type of AA meeting is a new comers meeting and is not only for new comers but is a meeting that inspires members to speak their truth and accept help. The next type of meeting would be a single gender meeting, either a men’s meeting or women’s meeting. These types of meeting are closed 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 illicit substances is not allowed. A Step Study is a gathering that is simply a specific step and discussed in length regarding the best approach to working this step and applying it to your daily life. Traditions meetings are focused around the 12 traditions of AA. Not to be confused with the 12 steps. The traditions are built to maintain order throughout AA and holding each group accountable to these traditions is why you can attend a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous anywhere in the world to hear the same message.

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

The members who benefit the most from AA have found success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. If you are attending your first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we suggest following the suggestions of the AA members that have come before you.

It is recommended that you accept where you are at with you addiction and admit that you need help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of AA in Blencoe live a sober life, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, say who you are, admit that you need help.