401 North Bullis Road, Compton, California 90221
5.1 miles away from Downey, California
401 North Bullis Road, Compton, California 90221
Thursday Big Book
5.1 miles away from Downey, California
616 West Cleveland Avenue, Montebello, California 90640
5.2 miles away from Downey, California
616 West Cleveland Avenue, Montebello, California 90640
Cleveland Group Speakers
5.2 miles away from Downey, California
6042 Whittier Boulevard, East Los Angeles, California 90022
El Sereno Speaker
5.3 miles away from Downey, California
13684 Telegraph Road, Whittier, California 90604
Segunda Tradicion
5.4 miles away from Downey, California
10511 Mills Avenue, Whittier, California 90604
Womens Book Study
5.5 miles away from Downey, California
5207 East Olympic Boulevard, East Los Angeles, California 90022
Doce Promesas
5.5 miles away from Downey, California
12336 Penn Street, Whittier, California 90602
12336 PENN ST WHITTIER, CA 90602
5.6 miles away from Downey, California
12336 Penn Street, Whittier, California 90602
12336 PENN ST WHITTIER, CA 90602
5.6 miles away from Downey, California
12336 Penn Street, Whittier, California 90602
12336 PENN ST WHITTIER, CA 90602
5.6 miles away from Downey, California
AA is a program created to help its members get sober. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Downey, California as the funding is accepted on a donation from its members.
AA is one of most commonly known programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are usually small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members get sober.
Alcohol Addiction is a disease of the mind, body, and soul. AA has curated meetings to help with each individual piece of your sobriety. If you are in search of a meeting on the first three steps, you should choose a beginner meeting. If you are looking to get more in touch with your spiritual side, attending a meditation meeting would be an ideal choice. If you are in search of stories of inspiration for overcoming alcoholism, a speaker meeting is a good starting point. If you are through your steps and are now working on the traditions of AA, a tradition meetings will help. If you want to attend a single gender group, you can go to a men’s or women's meeting where you won't find anyone of the opposite gender there. The fact of the matter is there is a meeting for everyone. Try different meetings out until you find one that fits your needs.
In order to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you should remain open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions of what these meetings 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. Regardless of the meeting, there will be the same message of recovering from hopelessness. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another person suffering from alcoholism which you will find in any meeting you choose to start with.