Positive thoughts is perhaps my version of prayer 
Well letās face it life gets busy. Especially for us that kinda destroyed our lives. Have to get our tools out and fix . Just for the record for everyone reading this one of the ANON posters (a non AA) just passed word through @VSue (I think I have right lady) sheās still going strong too.
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Ah so you didnāt read all of my posts, gotcha. No discrediting here, simply my opinion
Every post that involves āAA or no AAā does not need to turn into petty arguing between members. Honestly I am tired of seeing people from BOTH sides of the argument outright bashing each other. Just knock it off. AA works for some, AA doesnāt work for others. Some people can just quit drinking without any support from others, and some cant. I donāt want to have to keep closing topics because of arguments sprouting over this.
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Rule 62ā¦
I disagree completely. I quit smoking 5 months ago, after 28 years of smoking. I smoked every day, all day, every 30-60 minutes. I am also addicted to alcohol, and drink daily, and I am now trying to quit drinking. I see exact parallels.
Thank. You.
I wasnāt you suggesting you said it does just adding my thoughts to your comment. Have a good day
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Hey!! I now have 7 1/2 months,without aa. I quit heroin,pills and smoking a 20pack og cigarettes pr day,after 22years,all on the same day. But i get a lot of support in many different places instead. So,I have done this all alone and all by myself. But still got a lot of help and support along the way. Most important to me the first couple of months was having somewhere to go and someone to talk toā¦ And I filled up my days with different things to do,like training,swimming,work a little,made two friends(my family lives in a town 5 hours to drive from here,so i donāt get to see them much). So you can definetly do this without meetings as wellā¦ Have a nice day 
I am 136 days sober and never been to an AA meeting. Not saying they donāt help some people greatly and it is perfect for some. Just not me. I am in the same boat as you, I cannot relate and it doesnāt benefit me so why go. Do what you feel is right for you. I actually just discovered lifering.org last night. It is a secular recovery āprogramā. They only have meetings in like 5 states but maybe yours in one of them. I was very intrigued. Check it out. Good luck my friend and congratulations!
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P.s. sorry I didnāt realize this post was from so long ago. Hope you are doing well.
I just hit 270 days sober. No AA. I did do a 30 in 30 with outpatient therapy back in the beginning but returned to my normal life.
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369 days because of AA, my higher power and the 12 steps
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Decided it was time I got serious about staying sober. 665 days sober wirh AA. No relapses. No regrets.
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365 days today. No AA regularly. Tried many meetings but didnāt really love it. Started with IOP.
I was a daily drinker for about 30 years and it became to be a bottle of wine a day, and turned into an addiction that was hard/nearly impossible to break (without IOP). I feel free now. Celebrating with a retreat with She Recovers in the Berkshires in Massachusetts
I work on my sobriety with reading blogs , podcasts, and now this retreat. I tried AA but not sure it is right for me.
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601 days, no AAā¦a lot of years struggling to get sober after 40+ years of drinking. Sobriety can be achieved without AA, but everyone is different and it is worth trying every avenue to find what works best for you.
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63 days and no AA. AA is one way to recover but itās not for everyone. Chose the path that best works for you.
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Most folks canāt get past the ego deflation part of AA, itās definitely not for everyone. Iām glad it exist, helped me tremendously.
Like Motel 6, weāll leave the light on for ya.
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I love seeing everyone days sober, however they made it happen.
For me, what brought me to AA was the need for me to develop a sober network in my local area. I draw so much strength from that. 
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Do I feel I donāt need AA to quit? Thatās a complex question.
Hereās my honest thoughts:
I quit for 46 days now on my own. So I proved to myself that I can quit short term.
I donāt want to admit that I might need something like AA to quit, because Iām afraid I might.
I donāt want to change my day to day routine, AA will get in the way of that.
I fear that Iāll be ashamed of having to rely on AA to quit.
I fear that if people find out Iām there, that my reputation will be damaged.
I believe I am a strong willed individual and I am not weak, therefore I donāt need AA.
Iām afraid of AA.
When I put my ego aside, and became humble enough to walk through the doors and sit in during a meeting, some of my fears disolved and the only reluctance now is changing my day to day routine, because change is hard. One day, I can see myself there.
In that one meeting alone, I found that quitting drinking is the battle. Working on yourself, discovering and fixing the reasons why you drink is the war. I donāt think I can win the war alone, for that, I need help.
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