Originally Posted by
BrickbyBrick83 
Thank you so much for the advice everyone - it's kind of a relief that I don't
have to go to AA specifically, if I don't want to. I will go to a meeting at some point, just to see what it's like (in a couple of towns over!)
and will go from there.
it would be wise to read the big book to find out what the program is about. investigate and learn about the other recovery methods,too