AA Meetings Downers Grove, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Downers Grove

Tuesday AA Meetings in Downers Grove

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Downers Grove

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Thursday AA Meetings in Downers Grove

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Friday AA Meetings in Downers Grove

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Saturday AA Meetings in Downers Grove

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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: Westmont, Clarendon Hills, Valley View, and Lisle

Additional local resources: Downers Grove NA Meetings | Downers Grove 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 an alcoholic seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Downers Grove, Illinois will help them build a support network to help guide them to sobriety. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from alcoholism. Their survival of maintaining this state is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Downers Grove, Illinois

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Downers Grove, Illinois. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to have an alcohol addiction to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is only for those who have a desire to get sober. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting – At Big Book meetings, a member will usually read out of the Big Book and follow the reading with a discussion amongst its members.

Speaker Meeting – At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting usually involves 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 usually focuses on a specific step or 2 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. 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 thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a discussion.

Because each Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Downers Grove, Illinois, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Downers Grove, Illinois

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous tend to find 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 been a part of AA for a while.

It is important that you reach your hand out and accept help. Part of not drinking is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in Downers Grove live a sober life, so people are going to be open to helping you not drink too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.