in my experience - the 12 steps always work, but they didn't work for me - until I absolutely HAD to work them. They worked (or I was able to let them work me) when I was beaten into complete desperation.
there is an alternative - just don't drink...
... I kept trying that but the results kept getting worse, and I kept getting worse, on the inside where it beat me up the most. Now that the MIRACLE has happened ... thru working the steps - I realize there was no way I could have fixed my spiritually diseased self, with my spiritually diseased self.
One positive suggestion - try doing a Web Search for Recovery Speaker messages. Many / most are free.