200 Barrington Road, Wauconda, Illinois 60084
Big Book Wauconda
50.7 miles away from Joliet, Illinois
210 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014
Dawn Patrol Mens 12 Step Discussion
50.7 miles away from Joliet, Illinois
111 South Church Street, Wauconda, Illinois 60084
Closed Polish
50.8 miles away from Joliet, Illinois
100 North Main Street, Wauconda, Illinois 60084
Winners And Beginners 12 And 12
50.9 miles away from Joliet, Illinois
304 9th Street Southwest, De Motte, Indiana 46310
Buckeye Group
51.1 miles away from Joliet, Illinois
10 South Lake Street, Mundelein, Illinois 60060
Early Birds Discussion
51.1 miles away from Joliet, Illinois
1 North Seymour Avenue, Mundelein, Illinois 60060
Lucero Al Amanecer
51.2 miles away from Joliet, Illinois
236 West Crystal Lake Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014
Mens Growth and Change
51.2 miles away from Joliet, Illinois
36 North Virginia Street, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014
Flying Geese Womens
51.3 miles away from Joliet, Illinois
36 North Virginia Street, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014
Plan B Crystal Lake
51.3 miles away from Joliet, Illinois
244 2nd Street, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014
Big Book Crystal Lake 2nd Street
51.4 miles away from Joliet, Illinois
AA is a program created to help its members get sober. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Joliet, 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.