Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Wyoming

What is Alcoholics Anonymous?

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 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. AA groups meet regularly to help members achieve sobriety through following the 12-step program.

Cheyenne

Meetings:

• Monday – Friday at 12 pm (open, speaker)
• Tuesday and Saturday at 8 pm (closed discussion)
• Wednesday at 6 pm (closed step study)
• Sunday at 6 pm (traditions study)

Casper

Meetings:

• Monday – Thursday at 12 pm (open discussion)
• Tuesday and Friday at 7 pm (closed discussion)
• Wednesday and Saturday at 6 pm (open, speaker)

Laramie

Meetings:

• Monday at 8 pm (open discussion)
• Wednesday at 6 pm (closed step study)
• Friday at 5:30 pm (closed discussion)
• Saturday at 10 am (open speaker and discussion)

The 12 Steps of AA

The 12 Steps of AA Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain sobriety. The steps aim to motivate members toward positive change across Wyoming.

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable. Members admit they cannot control their drinking on their own.
2. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Members start believing in a higher power that can help them recover.
3. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. Members make a commitment to put their recovery in the hands of their higher power.
4. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Members take an honest look at their lives to better understand their disease.
5. We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Members share with someone else all the ways drinking has negatively impacted their lives.
6. We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Members become willing and open to change with their higher power’s help.
7. We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Members ask their higher power to take away their flaws that lead to drinking.
8. We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. Members make a list of those hurt by their drinking and become open to making amends.
9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Members make amends with those they have harmed, when appropriate.
10. We continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. Members consistently examine their behaviors and admit faults.
11. We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. Members work on their spiritual connection with their higher power.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Members spread the program’s message and apply its principles broadly in life after having an awakening.

Getting Started with AA in Wyoming

Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across the state.

Attending Your First Local AA Meeting

AA meetings in Wyoming can be “open” or “closed.” Open meetings welcome anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous. Closed meetings are for those who have a desire to stop drinking.

When attending your first local meeting:

• Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new member.
• Share your experiences if you feel comfortable.

Receive welcome keychain tags marking sobriety milestones:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year
• 18 months
• Years 2-30

The tags serve as encouragement to keep making progress on the path to recovery, one day at a time. AA groups emphasize supporting each member through struggles and victories alike. Each person’s journey is unique, yet bonded by a common desire for positive change.