This is something that Trimpey wrote regarding moderation as it pertains to AVRT, which I think makes sense. I've heard some people say that they can use AVRT "in between" drinking episodes, to cut back, but I think that is pretty ridiculous, and probably quite a gamble.
Originally Posted by Jack Trimpey
I will state here the
Moderation Commitment Effect, which goes like this:
The more one yearns to drink moderately, the less likely he or she is to ever succeed.
That's just the way it is; it's in the cards we're dealt. Someone who drinks excessively on occasion does not yearn to drink moderately. Either he/she does, or doesn't. Someone who drinks excessively on numerous occasions may quit altogether, and have no more problems. But one who continues to drink excessively, in spite of mounting problems, is demonstrating a fundamental, permanent, functional problem. Anyone who is capable of moderating will do so without transitional yearning.
The yearning is simply Addictive Voice.