Seeker2014

Hi all,

This is my first time posting and I will try to keep it brief.

I have been sober for 15 months now. I went to outpatient treatment last year and finished it in December. They required AA meeting attendance. I have been working with a sponsor for about 7 months and we are on Step 4.

I also have a therapist that I see weekly and recently started taking anti-anxiety medication that has helped me out a lot.

I'd love to know if there are others on this site that have continued sobriety and recovery outside of AA. Over the last few months, I have not found meetings helpful, and I have found many things about the AA program that I do not appreciate. I have fixed many things about my life that led me to drinking to self-medicate. I have no desire to drink again. I know I can't. I'd rather spend my time pursuing things like meditation and exercise and friendships outside of AA than continuing with the program, but I've received enough of the messaging that I feel very paranoid about leaving the program, like I am doomed to fail.

Anyone out there that is doing well post-AA?

Thanks,
seeker2014