AA Meetings Lakewood Shores, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Lakewood Shores

Tuesday AA Meetings in Lakewood Shores

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Lakewood Shores

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Thursday AA Meetings in Lakewood Shores

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Friday AA Meetings in Lakewood Shores

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Saturday AA Meetings in Lakewood Shores

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Sunday AA Meetings in Lakewood Shores

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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: Wilmington, Braidwood, Symerton, and Diamond.

Additional local resources: Lakewood Shores NA Meetings | Lakewood Shores Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is an assembly where alcoholics and people who struggle with drug use gather for one hour to express their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic's Anonymous meeting in Lakewood Shores, IL will share their experience getting sober through their personal anecdotes with anyone working on their recovery journey. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the aspiration to stop drinking, and live a fulfilling existence without alcohol.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Lakewood Shores, IL

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Lakewood Shores, IL. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend 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 be an alcoholic 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 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 take up all of the time and members are often encouraged to share their thoughts before wrapping up.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting usually revolves around reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study - An AA step study traditionally focuses on a specific step or 2 per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and could be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting - A Meditation Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve internal contemplation for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open discussion.

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

Since each Lakewood Shores 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 Lakewood Shores that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Lakewood Shores, IL, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Lakewood Shores, IL

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 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 AA in Lakewood Shores maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be want to help you get sober too. Stand up, say who you are, admit that you need help.