Hey Mavrick,
I agree you have to use whatever works for you. I read a book called Sober For Good where a researcher interviewed hundreds of successful quitters and surprisingly only a minority of them were AA. Many used AVRT type stuff or a blended approach or no formal approach at all - just self guided. And from what I hear, AA can be real bullies toward those who won't do things their way. You might like a book called The Small Book by Jack Trimpey. Mostly he describes AVRT, but about half the book is devoted to bashing AA - some of it justified although he tends to go a bit over the top. I also like books by Allen Carr and Craig Beck, both of whom reject AA dogma. Since I'm not a joiner and tend to live in my head, I will not be trying AA myself. But I'm glad if it works for a lot of people. But definitely not me.