There are other ways. I just read a lot and listened to a lot of podcasts, found community here (also went to a few meetings, it also wasn’t for me but I know it helps a lot of ppl and I don’t wanna discredit that) and most importantly I began psychotherapy which I am still doing. I’ve worked on understanding what in my mind was stuck so that eventually my life was unbearable. And through a lot of attention and emotional work, those things became unstuck.
It doesn’t matter where you do this work, or only insofar as you’ll be able to do it better and deeper in some contexts than in others.
You could consider staying in AA for the community if you enjoy that, and do your work in a different context under premises that fit better w you.
Congratulations on two months and welcome to the Forum!