AA Meetings Bark River, MI

Monday AA Meetings in Bark River

Tuesday AA Meetings in Bark River

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Bark River

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Thursday AA Meetings in Bark River

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Friday AA Meetings in Bark River

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Saturday AA Meetings in Bark River

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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: Schaffer, Escanaba, Powers, and Hermansville

Additional local resources: Bark River NA Meetings | Bark River Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship founded to help those who suffer from alcohol dependence stay sober. Attendance is free at an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Bark River, Michigan as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.

AA is one of most commonly known programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women overcome their dependence on alcohol in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are usually small groups of individuals who share their experiences achieving sobriety and are there to help new members stay sober.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Bark River, Michigan

There are a many different AA meetings in Bark River, Michigan. Before selecting 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 AA Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem 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 get sober. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting – At Big Book meetings, a member will typically 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 journey, 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 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 usually focuses on one or two steps 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 AA Meeting can involve internal contemplation for a portion of the meeting or even the entire 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 dialogue.

Being that each Bark River AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Variation of meeting formats is common and you can also find AA meetings in Bark River that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Bark River, Michigan, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Bark River, Michigan

The best way to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you should keep an open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The most beneficial thing I was told was to sit down, shut up, pay attention to the message, and modestly ask for help. At any meeting, there will be the same message of recovering from a hopeless state of mind. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another person suffering from alcoholism which you will find in any AA meeting you choose to start with.