Because of my drinking I had burned every Possible bridge so the ONLY support I got was AA and I hated meetings but I went 3 times a day for the first 6 months. Then once a day for a the next 3 or 4 years then I tapered off. I haven't been to a meeting in well over 10 years. BUT if you LEARN the tools of the program of AA inside out and USE them, they DO work.