There were two main things I did.
1. I joined this website and logged on virtually everyday. I also joined a “class,” the August of 2009 sobriety group where I connected with some great people.
2. I finally gave up and went to AA. The face to face fellowship I found with other people struggling with alcohol was awesome. It was actually much more valuable to me than the “steps” of AA.
3. A variety of other things also helped. I think I read most alcohol recovery books and biographies on Amazon. I also started exercising (playing tennis for me) at least 3 times per week.