AA Meetings Rake, IA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 7.78 miles away and meets on Saturday at 8:00:00 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: Buffalo Center, Frost, Bricelyn, and Elmore.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for somebody wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Rake, IA will help them build a support network to live a sober life. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their survival of maintaining this state is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the support that they received.

How to Choose an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Rake, IA

It is important when coming to Alcoholics Anonymous that you pick a meeting that is best for where you are at in sobriety. The 1st type of Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is a new comers meeting and is not limited to only new comers but is a meeting that inspires them to share their stories and reach out for help. The second type of meeting would be a single gender 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 closed to any discussion that does not involve how to maintain sobriety from alcohol. Speaking of any other drugs 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 revolve around the 12 traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. The 12 traditions are different than the 12 steps. The traditions were implemented to maintain order throughout Alcoholics Anonymous and holding each group accountable to these traditions is why you can walk into an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting anywhere in the world to hear the same message.

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

The most successful members of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is smart to accept where you are at with you addiction and accept help. Part of not drinking is helping the new members of Alcoholics Anonymous in Rake stay sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Stand up, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.