I’m one of the solo ones. That being said, I am acquainted with AA through friends and family, and I think it is a great program.
My thing is that I have bunches of social anxiety. I have to overcome it for work purposes, and I’ve done that by cultivating the social persona required. But it’s kind of exhausting, and the same would be required for any type of group support, AA included. It would be a real challenge for an introvert like myself.
I fully agree with all that outside input and learning new things about addiction and recovery is essential. For me, that’s a digital, quiet, daily endeavor.
Whatever works!
-bora