AA Meetings Irwin, IA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 38.85 miles away and meets on Monday at 7:30:00 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: Kirkman, Botna, Manilla, and Defiance.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an alcoholic wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These meetings in Irwin, IA will help them build a support network to help achieve 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 their sobriety is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the gift that was given to them.

The Best Method of Choosing an AA Meeting in Irwin, IA

It is important when coming to AA that you select a meeting that is suited for where you are at in sobriety. The 1st type of meeting is a new comers meeting and is not only for new comers but is a meeting that motivates members to share their stories and reach out for help. The next type of meeting would be a gender specific 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 stay sober 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 discussed in length regarding the best approach to working this step and applying it to your daily life. Traditions meetings revolve around the 12 traditions of AA. Not to be confused with the 12 steps. The traditions were established to maintain order throughout AA and maintaining accountability to these traditions is why you can attend an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting anywhere in across the globe to hear the same message.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Irwin, IA

The members who benefit the most from AA tend to find success through getting involved in the program. If you are attending your first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of AA for a while.

It is recommended that you accept where you are at with you sobriety and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of AA in Irwin get sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Stand up, say who you are, admit that you need help.