Lastly, I started drinking again when things started falling apart, so no, they were not all a result of alcohol.
But drinking clearly didn't make anything better
I found support was vital for me - sometimes the way is hard - especially when
I'm trying to deal with hard things and the only tool I ever had for hard things was drinking.
Read around, see what other people are doing. There are solutions and means of coping with life a -plenty in these forums.
And if AA was helpful at all, I'd maybe re-think things there too - sounds like you ran up against a people problem rather than an AA one?