Just being in attendance is taking the right step towards a life of sobriety. Step meetings discuss one of the twelve steps of AA. In these step meetings, you will be able to digest each of AA twelve steps more thoroughly than just reading it yourself. There will be lessons within your journey for every step.
The twelve steps are an ongoing practice for all people with substance use disorders. Revisiting these steps regularly can be very beneficial for your journey. Both types of AA meetings are beneficial to AA members, but deciding which ones to attend and how frequently you should attend each one can be difficult, especially as a new AA member. These are some things to address before deciding to attend an open AA meeting. Open AA meetings are a great way to understand the program for its entirety.
Remember that open AA meetings are for everyone, and anyone can attend. Closed AA meetings are a great way to hear the experiences of other AA members who are already involved, are new to AA, and are still deciding whether or not to join.
Online meetings are very readily available both in open and closed formats. Finding an AA meeting to attend, whether open or closed, can be done easily online.
Location, time, and day of the week are all the factors that will draw in a slightly different crowd for every meeting. Printing a single copy of this item is permitted, in accordance with the A. World Services, Inc. Content Use Policy. This information is both for people who may have a drinking problem and for those in contact with people who have, or are suspected of having, a problem. Most of the information is available in more detail in literature published by A.
This sheet tells what to expect from Alcoholics Anonymous. It describes what A. Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem.
Nonalcoholics may attend open A. The A. Open speaker meetings — open to alcoholics and nonalcoholics. Attendance at an open A. At speaker meetings, A. Open discussion meetings — one member speaks briefly about his or her drinking experience, and then leads a discussion on A.
Closed meetings are for A. Closed discussion meetings — conducted just as open discussions are, but for alcoholics or prospective A. Step meetings usually closed — discussion of one of the Twelve Steps.
Alcohol Safety Action Project and D. Driving While Intoxicated programs. These meetings about A. Provide detox or nursing services, hospitalization, drugs, or any medical or psychiatric treatment. Provide housing, food, clothing, jobs, money, or any other welfare or social services. Accept any money for its services, or any contributions from non-A. Provide letters of reference to parole boards, lawyers, court officials, social agencies, employers, etc.
In recent years, A. Some have come to A. We cannot discriminate against any prospective A. Although the strength of our program lies in the voluntary nature of membership in A. The purpose of all A. As the term suggests, meetings of this type are open to alcoholics and their families and to anyone interested in solving a personal drinking problem or helping someone else to solve such a problem.
Most open meetings in the Netherlands follow the pattern of closed meetings so that our visitors can get an inside and realistic understanding of our fellowship.
At the end of the meeting there is usually a period for local AA announcements, and a treasurer passes the hat to defray costs of the meeting hall, literature, and incidental expenses. The meeting adjourns, often followed by informal visiting over coffee or other light refreshments. Guests at AA open meetings are reminded that any opinions or interpretations they may hear are solely those of the speaker involved.
All members are free to interpret the recovery program in their own terms, but none can speak for the local group or for AA as a whole. These meetings are limited to alcoholics and those who think or know they have a problem with drinking. They provide an opportunity for members to relate their experiences with one another on problems related to drinking patterns and attempts to achieve stable sobriety.
They also permit detailed discussion of various elements in the recovery program. If alcohol is costing you more than money, then call us today in complete confidence on Going to an AA meeting is simple. You find out where and when there is a meeting convenient for you and you just turn up. There are no intrusive questions, no obligations. Your privacy and anonymity will be respected.
You can go to different meetings as often or as little as you wish. Many of us had no idea what to expect of our first meeting. For some of us the idea was quite scary, so we were greatly relieved to find that our fears were groundless. AA meetings are relaxed, friendly and open.
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