AA Meetings West Sand Lake, NY

Monday AA Meetings in West Sand Lake

Tuesday AA Meetings in West Sand Lake

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Wednesday AA Meetings in West Sand Lake

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Thursday AA Meetings in West Sand Lake

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Friday AA Meetings in West Sand Lake

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Saturday AA Meetings in West Sand Lake

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Sunday AA Meetings in West Sand Lake

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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: Averill Park, Wynantskill, Poestenkill, and East Greenbush.

Additional local resources: West Sand Lake NA Meetings | West Sand Lake Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is an assembly where alcoholics and people who struggle with drug use gather for one hour to express their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic's Anonymous meeting in West Sand Lake, NY will share their experience getting sober through their personal anecdotes with anyone working on their recovery journey. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the aspiration to stop drinking, and live a productive existence without alcohol.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in West Sand Lake, NY

There are a variety different AA meetings in West Sand Lake, NY. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to attend, it is helpful to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA - An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. You do not have to have an alcohol addiction to go to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed AA Meeting is only for those who have a desire to get sober. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting - At Big Book 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 an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting commonly involves reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study - An AA step study traditionally 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open dialogue.

Traditions AA Meeting - One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in extensively. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and may or may not be followed by a dialogue.

Being that each West Sand Lake 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 Sand Lake that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in West Sand Lake, NY, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in West Sand Lake, NY

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 important that you reach your hand out and accept help. Part of staying sober is helping the new people of Alcoholics Anonymous in West Sand Lake maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be more than willing to help you not drink too. Stand up, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.