AA Meetings Edwards, MS

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Edwards, Mississippi.

The closest AA meeting to you is 0.09 miles away and meets on Monday at 5:00:00 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: Bolton, Learned, Oakley, and Adams.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is an assembly where alcoholics and people who struggle with addiction gather for one hour to express their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic's Anonymous meeting in Edwards, MS will share their experience getting sober through their personal anecdotes with anyone looking to get sober. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the yearn to stop drinking, and live a fulfilling life without alcohol.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Edwards, MS

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Edwards, MS. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is helpful 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 wants to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is only for those who have a desire to get sober. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting - At Big Book meetings, a member will usually 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 talk through the duration of the meeting 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 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 AA Meeting 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 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.

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

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Edwards, MS

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For alcoholics who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is smart to reach your hand out and admit that you need help. Part of not drinking is helping the new members of Alcoholics Anonymous in Edwards live a sober life, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Stand up, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.