I tried to quit on my own. I also tried to quit with SR only. SR helped a lot, but it wasn't enough for this guy.
I was sure that if I quit alcohol my life would get so much better. Everything would get better. That was false. I got better physically, of course, but mentally I was still an alcoholic. So after 2,5 months I drank. I had no defense against it. I saw no meaning with my sobriety. Was this it? Was this sobriety?? No way, josé.
I drank for a couple of months. After two weeks I said to my then girlfriend that I was happy that I'd started drinking again. Fast forward a month and again I wanted to quit. This time I knew I had to try something different and so I tried AA. Best decisison I've ever made. I'm 3 months sober and there's meaning in this sobriety stuff. Amazing
I must be careful though not to get to comfy, still lots of work ahead.
All the best