AA Meetings Castle Rock, SD

Monday AA Meetings in Castle Rock

Tuesday AA Meetings in Castle Rock

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Castle Rock

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Thursday AA Meetings in Castle Rock

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Friday AA Meetings in Castle Rock

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Saturday AA Meetings in Castle Rock

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Sunday AA Meetings in Castle Rock

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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: Hoover, Newell, Nisland, and Redig

Additional local resources: Castle Rock NA Meetings | Castle Rock Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Castle Rock, South Dakota will share their experience getting sober through their personal anecdotes with anyone seeking help with a drinking problem. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the desire to get sober, and live a happy & healthy life without alcohol.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Castle Rock, South Dakota

There are a variety different AA meetings in Castle Rock, South Dakota. prior to selecting 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 AA Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Big Book meetings, a member will typically 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 journey, 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 typically 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 traditionally focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and could be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A meditation meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve deep reflection 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 thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a discussion.

Since each Castle Rock 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 Castle Rock that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Castle Rock, South Dakota, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Castle Rock, South Dakota

In order to benefit the most from your first AA meeting you should keep an open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The best advice I ever got 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 person suffering from alcohol addiction which you will find in any meeting you choose to start with.