AA Meetings West University Place, TX

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in West University Place, Texas.

The closest AA meeting to you is 0.64 miles away and meets on Wednesday at 12:00:00 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: Southside Place, Bellaire, Houston, and Hunters Creek Village.

Additional local resources: West University Place NA Meetings | West University Place Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an alcoholic wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in West University Place, TX will help them build a support system to live a sober life. You will be welcomed by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their ability to maintain their sobriety is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in West University Place, TX

There are a variety different AA meetings in West University Place, TX. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of AA - An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem to go to an open AA Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed AA Meeting is only for those who have a desire to get sober. 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 then encourage its members to discuss the meeting.

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 take up all of the time 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 an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study - An AA step study usually focuses on a specific step or 2 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 meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open discussion.

Traditions AA Meeting - One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in extensively. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a discussion.

Being that each West University Place 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 West University Place that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in West University Place, TX, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in West University Place, TX

The members who benefit the most from AA tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For people who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we advise following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is important that you reach your hand out and accept help. Part of not drinking is helping the new people of AA in West University Place stay sober, so people are going to be open to helping you not drink too. Stand up, say who you are, admit that you need help.