AA Meetings Gerald, OH

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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: Napoleon, Ridgeville Corners, Pettisville, and Wauseon

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

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship organized to help its members obtain sobriety. There is no charge to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Gerald, Ohio as the funding is voluntarily contributed from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous is among the most highly regarded programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are typically made up of small groups of individuals who share their experiences achieving sobriety and are there to help new members obtain sobriety.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Gerald, Ohio

There are a many different AA meetings in Gerald, Ohio. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend 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 drinking problem to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting 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 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 experience, 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 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 one or two steps 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 deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open discussion.

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.

Since each Gerald 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 Gerald that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Gerald, Ohio, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Gerald, Ohio

The most successful members of AA tend to find success through getting involved in the program. For alcoholics who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is important that you reach your hand out and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the new members of AA in Gerald stay sober, so people are going to be want to help you not drink too. Raise your hand, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.