AA Meetings Woodridge, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Woodridge

Tuesday AA Meetings in Woodridge

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Woodridge

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Thursday AA Meetings in Woodridge

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Friday AA Meetings in Woodridge

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Saturday AA Meetings in Woodridge

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Sunday AA Meetings in Woodridge

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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: Darien, Downers Grove, Bolingbrook, and Lisle.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an alcoholic seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Woodridge, IL will help them build a support network to help guide them to sobriety. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from alcoholism. Their ability to maintain their sobriety is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the gift that was given to them.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Woodridge, IL

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Woodridge, IL. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

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

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 typically 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 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 typically 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 may or may not 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 length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open conversation.

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 may or may not be followed by a discussion.

Since each Woodridge 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 Woodridge that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Woodridge, IL, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

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

The most successful members of AA tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For people who are attending their 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 smart to accept where you are at with you addiction and accept help. Part of not drinking is helping the new people of AA in Woodridge maintain their sobriety, 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.