AA Meetings Dunbar, PA

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Dunbar, Pennsylvania.

The closest AA meeting to you is 2.94 miles away and meets on Friday at 9:00 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: South Connellsville, Connellsville, Vanderbilt, and Dawson.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is an assembly where alcoholics and people who struggle with addiction gather for one hour to discuss their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic's Anonymous meeting in Dunbar, PA will share their experience getting sober through their personal stories with anyone seeking help with a drinking problem. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the yearn to get sober, and live a fulfilling existence without alcohol.

Selecting An AA Meeting in Dunbar, PA

There are a variety different AA meetings in Dunbar, PA. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to attend, it is beneficial 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 has a desire to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. 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 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 can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting usually revolves around 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 entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open conversation.

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

Being that each Dunbar 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 Dunbar that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Dunbar, PA, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Dunbar, PA

In order to get the most out of your first AA meeting you should keep an open minded. We all had an idea of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The one piece of advice I was ever given was to sit down, shut up, listen to the message, and humbly ask for help. No matter the type of meeting meeting, that one thing that will always be present is the 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 meeting you choose to start with.