AA Meetings Hamilton, MO

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Hamilton, Missouri.

The closest AA meeting to you is 12.98 miles away and meets on Monday at 12:00:00 PM.

If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Kidder, Kingston, Breckenridge, and Altamont.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a program founded to help its members obtain sobriety. It is free to attend an AA Meeting in Hamilton, MO as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous is among the most highly regarded programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are usually small groups of individuals who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members obtain sobriety.

The Best Method of Choosing an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Hamilton, MO

It is important when coming to Alcoholics Anonymous that you pick a meeting that is suited for where you are at in sobriety. The first type of meeting is a new comers meeting and is not limited to only new comers but is a meeting that encourages them to speak their truth and accept help. The second type of meeting would be a single gender meeting, which is only open to either men or women. A Closed meeting simply means the group is closed to any discussion that does not involve how to maintain sobriety from alcohol. Talking about any other illicit substances is not allowed. A Step Study is a meeting that is simply a specific step and discussed in length regarding the best approach to working this step and applying it to your daily life. Traditions meetings revolve around the 12 traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. Not to be confused with the 12 steps. The traditions are built to maintain order throughout Alcoholics Anonymous and maintaining accountability to these traditions is the reason you can walk into an AA Meeting anywhere in across the globe to hear the same message.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Hamilton, MO

In order to get the most out of 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 one piece of advice I was ever given was to sit down, shut up, pay attention to the message, and graciously ask for help. Regardless of the meeting, that one thing that won't change is the message of recovering from hopelessness. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another addict which you will find in any meeting you choose to start with.