AA Meetings Clear Lake, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Clear Lake

Tuesday AA Meetings in Clear Lake

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Clear Lake

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Thursday AA Meetings in Clear Lake

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Friday AA Meetings in Clear Lake

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Saturday AA Meetings in Clear Lake

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Sunday AA Meetings in Clear Lake

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If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Grandview, Riverton, Spaulding, and Rochester.

Additional local resources: Clear Lake NA Meetings | Clear Lake Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a program where alcoholics and people who struggle with addiction gather for one hour to express their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic's Anonymous meeting in Clear Lake, IL will share their experience getting sober through their personal stories with anyone seeking help with a drinking problem. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the want to achieve sobriety, and live a fulfilling existence without alcohol.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Clear Lake, IL

There are a many different AA meetings in Clear Lake, IL. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of AA - An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed AA Meeting is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting - At these meetings, a member will usually read out of the Big Book and then encourage its members to discuss the meeting.

Speaker Meeting - At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting usually revolves around reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study - An AA step study typically focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and might be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting - A Meditation AA Meeting can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open dialogue.

Traditions AA Meeting - One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a dialogue.

Being that each Clear Lake AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find AA meetings in Clear Lake that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Clear Lake, IL, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Clear Lake, IL

The members who benefit the most from AA have found success through getting involved in the program. 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 successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is important that you reach your hand out and admit that you need help. Part of not drinking is helping the new attendees of AA in Clear Lake get sober, so people are going to be want to help you get sober too. Stand up, say who you are, admit that you need help.