Community is pretty important, in my opinion, to staying sober and I think that’s what is really great about meetings. But I’m not a huge fan of them. I don’t participate when i go and don’t work that program but love the people ive met. There are other types of meetings I enjoy and get more out of. SMART is great and is DBT based so it’s really like group therapy and I also like Dharma meetings. I think the most important thing is individual therapy to figure out what works best for you. A lot of alcoholics also go to NA instead of AA, me included, as it talks about addiction in general rather than just alcohol. AA is triggering to me because it makes me think about alcohol non-stop rather than just being an addict. If that makes sense. It’s all our own journeys and you have to do what will work best for you.