SC nothing will 'work' until you are all in. No justification, rationalization, blame. 100 % accountability.
If that is AA, then you grab on and work the program. If it isn't for you, then you find something that is. But like Dee said, if there are excuses/reasons to drink, I drank. Take all that away, and drink isn't an option.
I have a hybrid approach to quitting. I don't believe in God, which makes me kind of sad to say, but I don't. So God obviously wasn't the answer for me. Doesn't mean I haven't learned a tremendous amount in AA....mostly about owning my own shlit and growing up.
So, for me, if God wasn't the answer then what was? Well, choice. I stand between myself and a drink. I make that choice. And then build things into my life that help manage my depression and anxiety. Exercise, healthy eating (well mostly) hobbies, my furbabies, sleep. All very important to staying sober each day.
I don't drink no matter what happens, who happens or how I feel. For me that was the only way.