Originally Posted by
mandypandy 
AA is not the only way. I feel Stewy, you are quite railroaded on your threads into going to AA whether you want it or not!
There is also nothing at all wrong with wanting to spend more time with family.
There are other meeting based face to face approaches for sure.
http://www.smartrecovery.org.uk/ LifeRing UK - LifeRing
and other helpful agencies:
https://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/local-services http://www.addaction.org.uk/ https://www.changegrowlive.org/get-help