AA Meetings McKinney Acres, TX

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in McKinney Acres, Texas.

The closest AA meeting to you is 40.78 miles away and meets on Friday 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: Andrews, Florey, North Cowden, and Gardendale.

Additional local resources: McKinney Acres NA Meetings | McKinney Acres Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a program developed to help alcoholics achieve sobriety. It is free to attend a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in McKinney Acres, TX as the funding is voluntarily contributed from its members.

AA 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. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are typically made up of small groups of people who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members achieve sobriety.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in McKinney Acres, TX

There are a many different AA meetings in McKinney Acres, TX. Before 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 Alcoholics Anonymous - An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who wishes 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 Alcoholics Anonymous - A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is only for those who have a desire to get sober. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting - At Big Book meetings, a member will typically read out of the Big Book and then encourage its members to discuss the meeting.

Speaker Meeting - At an Alcoholics Anonymous speaker meeting, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of Alcoholics Anonymous. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

Alcoholics Anonymous Literature Meeting - A literature meeting typically involves reading from one of the Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous 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 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 length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

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

Being that each McKinney Acres Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in McKinney Acres that do not. We recommend calling the local Alcoholics Anonymous intergroup to find out more information on Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in McKinney Acres, TX, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in McKinney Acres, TX

The best way to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous 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 best advice I ever got was to sit down, shut up, listen to the message, and humbly ask for help. At any 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 AA meeting you choose as your first.