215 Thomas More Drive, Elgin, Illinois 60123
Fellowship Group Elgin
31.6 miles away from Esmond, Illinois
124 Cass Street, Woodstock, Illinois 60098
The Remnant Group of AA
31.7 miles away from Esmond, Illinois
142 Washington Street, Woodstock, Illinois 60098
12 and 12 Woodstock
31.7 miles away from Esmond, Illinois
528 East Calhoun Street, Woodstock, Illinois 60098
Womens 1 2 3 Steps
31.9 miles away from Esmond, Illinois
1725 Dean Street, St. Charles, Illinois 60174
Dough Heads Group
31.9 miles away from Esmond, Illinois
614 East Calhoun Street, Woodstock, Illinois 60098
31.9 miles away from Esmond, Illinois
3701 Doty Road, Woodstock, Illinois 60098
Camerons Comrades
32.1 miles away from Esmond, Illinois
185 Bunker Hill Avenue, South Elgin, Illinois 60177
Faith Hope and Serenity
32.3 miles away from Esmond, Illinois
2300 South Street, Geneva, Illinois 60134
Thursday Night Mens Group Geneva
32.5 miles away from Esmond, Illinois
549 Shirland Avenue, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511
Beloit Renacimiento Group
32.5 miles away from Esmond, Illinois
412 Pleasant Street, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511
Beloit Fel-O-Ship Group
32.6 miles away from Esmond, Illinois
400 West Spring Street, South Elgin, Illinois 60177
South Elgin Friday Night Fellowship
32.7 miles away from Esmond, Illinois
AA is a program created to help its members get sober. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Esmond, Illinois 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.