AA Meetings San Augustine, TX

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in San Augustine, Texas.

The closest AA meeting to you is 32.67 miles away and meets on Monday at 8:00 AM.

If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Patroon, Neuville, Goober Hill, and Chireno.

Additional local resources: San Augustine NA Meetings | San Augustine Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship created to help those who struggle from alcohol abuse achieve sobriety. Attendance is free at a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in San Augustine, TX as the funding is voluntarily contributed from its members.

Alcoholics Anonymous is one of most highly regarded programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women get sober in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are typically made up of small groups of people who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members achieve sobriety.

The Best Method of Choosing an AA Meeting in San Augustine, TX

It is important when coming to AA that you pick 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 limited to only new comers but is a meeting that motivates them to share their stories and accept help. The next type of meeting would be a single gender meeting, either a men’s meeting or women’s meeting. These types of meeting are not opened to the opposite sex. A Closed meeting simply means the group is solely focused on conversations regarding how to stay sober from alcohol. Speaking of any other substance use addictions is not allowed. A Step Study is a gathering that is simply a specific 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 different than the 12 steps. The traditions were implemented to maintain order throughout AA and maintaining accountability to these traditions is why you can join a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous anywhere in the world to hear the same message.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in San Augustine, TX

In order to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you should keep an open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The most beneficial thing I was told was to sit down, shut up, listen to the message, and modestly ask for help. No matter the type of meeting 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 to start with.