I had the same experience at AA. Once they found out I was struggling with PTSD they started to convince me to seek help for it instead of alcoholism. The drinking started in order to quell the effects of PTSD. However treating the PTSD will not treat the dependancy, any more than treating the dependancy will treat the PTSD. Recently public pressure to increase funding for PTSD has made it much easier to receive help for it. (thank you public.) And since most who are struggling with PTSD also have problems with addictions they basically becomes Dual Recovery support groups. As for people that say get over it when they find out how many problems you have. Ignore them PTSD is like that.