EMAIL MEETINGS, TEXT CHAT AND FORUMS


This is a fairly comprehensive list of links to email meetings, text chats and forums for all types of recovery fellowships (12 step and non-12 step). Email meetings are asynchronous and take place through email.

We have other lists for face to face meetings (in person meetings), online meetings (video meetings like Zoom and Skype) and phone meetings.

Please let us know if you think an additional link should be added to the list.


Forums, Text Chat and Email Meeting Lists

Click one of the buttons below to see recovery groups that deal with the addiction labeled on the button.

In order to take part in a email meeting, text chat or forum, you usually need to register at the given web site where the email meeting, text chat or forum is being hosted.

Click Button to Toggle Email, Text Chat or Forum Links Related to Given Area of Addiction

Alcohol Addiction Related Email Meetings and Forums
AA Online: AA Online text meetings
Meetings are scheduled all through the day

EAA: Electronic Alcoholics Anonymous Email Meeting Page
Link to sign up for email meetings

EAA: Electronic Alcoholics Anonymous Discussion Forum
Discussion forum for electronic A.A. website

Online Al-Anon Chat: Online Al-Anon Text Chat meetings
Text chat meetings at different times and in different languages from Online Al-Anon

Online Al-Anon Email: Online Al-Anon Email meetings
Email meetings for various subjects from Online Al-Anon

StepChat: Step Chat meetings using text chat
List of meetings by date and time for AA, Al-Anon, ACoA

Drug Addiction Related Email Meetings and Forums
CA Online: CA Online Email Meetings
English and Spanish email meetings covering different recovery subjects

NA Lobby: NA Lobby on NeverAloneClub.org
Chatroom is open 24/7 and there are meetings throughout the day

NeverAlone Chat NeverAlone Chat club on NeverAloneClub.org
Chatroom is open 24/7 but there are no meetings

StepChat: Step Chat meetings using text chat
List of meetings by date and time for MA, NA

Food Addiction Related Email Meetings and Forums
FAA: Food Addicts Anonymous Google Group
How to sign up for the Google Group Forum

OA: Overeaters Anonymous Non-Real-Time Meetings
Link to document with list of non real time meetings like email meetings, forums, etc.

StepChat: Step Chat meetings using text chat
List of meetings by date and time for Compulsive Eaters

Money Addiction Related Email Meetings and Forums
StepChat: Step Chat meetings using text chat
List of meetings by date and time for Gamblers Anonymous, Spenders Anonymous

Email Meetings and Forums Related to Having a Relationship with an Addict
FA: Families Online Meetings page
Links for Email, Online and Phone Meetings

Online Al-Anon Chat: Online Al-Anon Text Chat meetings
Text chat meetings at different times and in different languages from Online Al-Anon

Online Al-Anon Email: Online Al-Anon Email meetings
Email meetings for various subjects from Online Al-Anon

StepChat: Step Chat meetings using text chat
List of meetings by date and time for Al-Anon, ACoA

Sex Addiction Related Email Meetings and Forums
SLAA Online: Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous IRC Chat
How to set up IRC Chat for https://slaaonline.org

SLAA UK: Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous UK Chat
Calendar of SLAA IRC chat meetings on https://slaauk.org

Other Addiction Related Email Meetings and Forums
CGAA: Computer Gaming Addicts Anonymous discussion forum guidelines
Actual forum for CGAA can be found at https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/cgaa/

OLG-Anon: On-Line Gamers Anonymous Forums
Several forums available to recovering gaming addicts

StepChat: Step Chat meetings using text chat
List of meetings by date and time for Emotions Anonymous, Self-Harm Anonymous

A good resource of online fellowship in general is to utilize one of the social networking sites for recovery.

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