If you find you cannot control or moderate your drinking, there are several paths to recovery. Some people choose to personalize it by using a variety of methods and trust me, AA is NOT the only way and I understand your frustration.
Here is a list of just some of the methods, programs or techniques you may want to look into:
Rational Recovery/AVRT
SMART
AA
SOS
Life Ring
Women for Sobriety
Power to Quit
You can find information about these by googling or click on this link:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...formation.html
Information on Rational Recovery/AVRT can be found by Googling or visit our secular forum/Secular Connections at this link:
Secular Connections - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information