AprilMay,
In terms of other groups or people bring to convince you into the wrong solution, just try to look back on how smart you thought you were as a teenager. People who discover something for the first time, or find something that works for them, in their exuberance over their "unique" discovery often set out to change the world!
Recovery is, or should be, a very simple process for you once you have found what works for you. Anything that takes a great deal of effort on your part is less likely to work for you than something that comes naturally. There is such an "ease of use" with AVRT that it becomes effortless over time.
No justification is required once you consider yourself a non-drinker. It just is who you are.
FT