Ever watch Mom? Mom was a sit one that had lots of AA meeting in it. From what my cousin tells me it’s close to the real thing, but that was a closed meeting. There’s open meetings where the chairs face front. And they have speakers. They ask if anyone wants to say something but you don’t have to. Closed meeting are only for those with an alcohol problem. They go around and say the classic , my name is ———- I’m an alcoholic. But you can pass and say nothing. Just listen.

I’ve been to open NA meetings to get support for my ex husband’s addiction. The run pretty much the same. Participation is entirely voluntary. You can go and just listen if that’s all you want. Depending on the size of your community there’s all kinds of meetings. Men only, women only, younger people, ohhh I can’t recall all the different kinds but I encourage you to visit many different ones until you find the one that fits for you.