I normally find SR brilliant but the AA thing can be overwhelming for sure. I know it has helped a huge amount of people get sober but like you, I didn't enjoy the meetings (I tried lots of different ones) but I would like to think that just because AA doesn't work, doesn't mean that I will never get sober.
I woke up this morning and took an Antibuse tablet and I intend to take one everyday to ensure that I'm sober over Christmas. That's very important to me at the moment as Christmas is usually a horrible, depressed hell for me.