AA Meetings West Islip, NY

Monday AA Meetings in West Islip

Tuesday AA Meetings in West Islip

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Wednesday AA Meetings in West Islip

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Thursday AA Meetings in West Islip

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Friday AA Meetings in West Islip

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Saturday AA Meetings in West Islip

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Sunday AA Meetings in West Islip

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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: West Bay Shore, Brightwaters, Babylon, and North Babylon.

Additional local resources: West Islip NA Meetings | West Islip Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for a person wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in West Islip, NY will help them build a support system to help guide them to sobriety. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their survival of maintaining this state is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the guidance that they received.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in West Islip, NY

There are a many different AA meetings in West Islip, NY. 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 wishes to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed Alcoholics Anonymous 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 commonly 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 can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting commonly involves 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 deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the meeting. 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 dialogue.

Since each West Islip AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find AA meetings in West Islip that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in West Islip, NY, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in West Islip, NY

The most successful members of Alcoholics Anonymous tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For addicts who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have come before you.

It is recommended that you accept where you are at with you sobriety and accept help. Part of staying sober is helping the new people of Alcoholics Anonymous in West Islip maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be open to helping you not drink too. Raise your hand, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.