And back to the original question…Yes, I have had success without AA. I have never attended an AA meeting, so I cannot speak to them. I can speak to my experience getting sober. I will include a link to my story and what has helped me. (I am having some wicked tendonitis right now and cannot type for long, thus the link to an old post).
I will be 5 years sober in a couple of weeks and am feeling very positive and solid in my sobriety.