mjptwo....hi and welcome..
I can very much relate to realizing that being sober was vastly more than that.
Quiet quickly i realized that i wasnt gonna survive without constant therapy..ie step work and AA meeting.
I CANT just stay sober alone .........ive tried it for a while and guess what...
im.........miserable.....unpredictable........agre ssive........depressed........lazy......and to be blunt.......a royal pain in the backside to everyone around me..
In the beginning i thought maybe the steps are for "everyone" else..only everyone else seemed happier and more content than me!
I got a sponsor.......a big book and dived in.....then and ONLY then did my life start to have a new meaning and life started to feel good sober..
go for it.....you will be amazed..............trucker