If you give it a chance it may work faster than you think.
There are other options. I think everyone has to find their own recovery plan/method. Then if one does not work then try another. But find one.
Just not drinking did not work for me. That is what some refer to as a dry drunk. Not drinking but not doing anything to solve the issues that caused you to drink in the first place.
I personally did not pick a day, the day picked me.