AA Meetings Ben Wheeler, TX

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Ben Wheeler, Texas.

The closest AA meeting to you is 30.8 miles away and meets on Wednesday at 6:30:00 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: Martins Mill, Van, Edom, and Tundra.

Additional local resources: Ben Wheeler NA Meetings | Ben Wheeler Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a program where alcoholics and people who struggle with addiction gather for one hour to share their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic's Anonymous meeting in Ben Wheeler, TX 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 productive existence without alcohol.

How to Choose an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Ben Wheeler, TX

Alcoholism is a disease of the mind, body, and soul. Alcoholics Anonymous has created meetings to assist with each individual piece of your sobriety. If you are looking for a meeting on the 1st three steps, you should choose a beginner meeting. If you are looking to explore your spiritual side, attending a meditation meeting would be a recommended choice. If you want to hear another individuals story of how they overcame alcoholism, a speaker meeting is where you need to be. If you have completed your steps and are now working on the traditions of AA, a traditions meetings will help. If you want to attend a single gender group, you can go to a men’s or women's meeting where no one of the opposite gender will be there. Likely, there is a meeting for everyone. Try them out until you find one that you feel most comfortable at.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Ben Wheeler, TX

The best way 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, pay attention to the message, and graciously ask for help. At any meeting, the one constant will be message of recovering from hopelessness. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another alcoholic which you will find in any meeting you choose as your first.