AA Meetings Mount Pocono, PA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 6.1 miles away and meets on Tuesday at 7:00:00 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: Swiftwater, Emerald Lakes, Cresco, and Tobyhanna.

Additional local resources: Mount Pocono NA Meetings | Mount Pocono Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for a person seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Mount Pocono, PA will help them build a support system to help guide them to sobriety. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their ability to maintain this state is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.

The Best Method of Choosing an AA Meeting in Mount Pocono, PA

It is important when coming to AA that you choose a meeting that is best for where you are at in sobriety. The first type of meeting is a new comers meeting and is not solely for new comers but is a meeting that motivates them to speak their truth and ask for help. The second type of meeting would be a gender specific meeting, which is only open to one gender. A Closed meeting simply means the group is solely focused on conversations regarding how to maintain sobriety from alcohol. Speaking of any other illicit substances is not allowed. A Step Study is a gathering that is simply focused on a single step and discussed in length regarding the best approach to working this step and applying it to your daily life. Traditions meetings are based off the 12 traditions of AA. The 12 traditions are not the same as the 12 steps. The traditions were implemented to maintain order throughout AA and holding each group accountable to these traditions is why you can walk into a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous anywhere in the world to hear the same message.

How to benefit the most from your initial AA meeting in Mount Pocono, PA

To benefit the most from your initial AA meeting you need to walk in with an open mind, and the willingness to change. Make sure to give yourself extra time at the start and end because there is always a “before” and “after” for every meeting, where the members of the group gather outside and talk. Make sure during opening announcements that you raise your hand to introduce yourself as a new member of AA. Make sure to request a meeting list, with phone numbers of the group members. Last, but certainly not least don’t be afraid to raise your hand and speak, share the story that lead you through their doors that day.