I've been sober for going on 8 years now- I did go to a few meetings at the beginning, mostly because I didn't know what to do, and had to do something! I ended up seeing a counselor who specialized in addiction, saw him 2x a week for about 6 months. He really helped me, because I certainly couldn't help myself all by myself
We worked on things like building up my "toolbox" of coping skills that I was lacking, working on relaxation techniques, meditation, he recommended a few books that we read together and worked through.