AA Meetings Platte Woods, MO

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 0.4 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: Lake Waukomis, Weatherby Lake, Houston Lake, and Northmoor.

Additional local resources: Platte Woods NA Meetings | Platte Woods Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These meetings in Platte Woods, MO will help them build a support network to live a sober life. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from alcoholism. Their survival of maintaining a sober life is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the support that they received.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Platte Woods, MO

There are a variety different AA meetings in Platte Woods, MO. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous - An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who has a desire 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 Alcoholics Anonymous - A Closed AA Meeting is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting - A literature meeting typically involves reading from one of the Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous 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 meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

Traditions Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting - One or more of the Alcoholics Anonymous traditions will be discussed in depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a discussion.

Because each Platte Woods Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Platte Woods that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to get more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Platte Woods, MO, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Platte Woods, MO

The best way to benefit the most from your first AA meeting you should remain open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The best advice I ever got was to sit down, shut up, pay attention to the message, and modestly ask for help. No matter the type of meeting meeting, that one thing that will always be present 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 AA meeting you choose to pick as your first.