You find the wagon you lost round up them doggies (hitch 'em up good this time) grab yer whip and reigns hop back on and ride off into the sunset!
On a more serious note. I've learned that I personally have a tendency to over intellectualize my errr drinking issues. I've come to think of that tendency as simply the manifestation of MY AV or Stinking Thinking or Freudian Rationalization and do my best to ignore it. Otherwise for me, my very "smart" analytical processes will interfere with deeper (more spiritual) change that continues to happen and I will drink.
Any Ideas as to what triggers you to go back out there?
As far as the AA thing... My best answer is its not what you look at its what you see and I believe that AA can work for the vast majority of people if they want it to. That being said lots of other ways too.