9145 Grant Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513
Not High Nooner Group
5.1 miles away from River Forest, Illinois
East North Avenue, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
24 Hours a Day Elmhurst
5.5 miles away from River Forest, Illinois
4704 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, Illinois 60641
The Breakfast Table
5.6 miles away from River Forest, Illinois
4704 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, Illinois 60641
Thursday Night Big Book Study
5.6 miles away from River Forest, Illinois
315 East Saint Charles Road, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
Online New The Lighthouse Group
5.6 miles away from River Forest, Illinois
141 South Troy Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612
KIS Early Birds
6 miles away from River Forest, Illinois
235 South Kenilworth Avenue, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
Home At Last
6.1 miles away from River Forest, Illinois
1099 South York Street, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
Oline And Land Brain Damaged Group
6.1 miles away from River Forest, Illinois
2942 West Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612
AA West Lake Street Chicago
6.2 miles away from River Forest, Illinois
111 West North Avenue, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
Friends of Dr Bob
6.3 miles away from River Forest, Illinois
125 West Church Street, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
Conference Call Quarry Rats Group
6.3 miles away from River Forest, Illinois
155 East Brush Hill Road, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
Couples in Recovery Group
6.3 miles away from River Forest, Illinois
AA is a program created to help its members get sober. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in River Forest, 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.