AA Meetings James, MS

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 11.24 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: Wayside, Chatham, Estill, and Arcola.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a program founded to help alcoholics get sober. There is no charge to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in James, MS as the funding is donated from its members.

AA is one of most commonly recognized programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women get sober in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are typically made up of small groups of people who share their experiences achieving sobriety and are there to help new members get sober.

The Best Method of Choosing an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in James, MS

Alcoholism is a disease of the mind, body, and soul. Alcoholics Anonymous has curated meetings to help with each individual piece of your sobriety. If you are looking for a meeting on the first three steps, beginner meetings are for you. If you are looking to focus on your spiritual side, attending a meditation meeting would be a good choice. If you want to hear another individuals story of how they overcame alcoholism, a speaker meeting is a good starting point. If you are through your steps and are now working on the traditions of AA, a traditions meetings will help. If you want to attend a single gender group, you can go to a men’s or women's meeting where no one of the opposite gender will be there. The fact of the matter is there is a meeting for everyone. Try a few meetings out until you find one that you find most beneficial.

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

In order to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you should remain open minded. We all had an idea of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The best advice I ever got was to sit down, stop talking, pay attention to the message, and graciously ask for help. At any meeting, the one constant will be 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 start with.