Getting sober in my twenties was different but not tougher. For one thing I had a much shorter step 8 list
But I needn't have been concerned about anonymity in recovery. Apart from my entire secondary school I was expelled from, the police, a couple of institutions, the courts, all my friends, my family, my doctor, my employers and work mates, absolutely nobody had any inkling that I might be alcoholic.
In fact, as it was known so widely and my recovery was watched by so many, it resulted in several others including workmates and former bosses also seeking help in AA, and a few of them even recovered too.