Originally Posted by
soberlicious 
It would seem to me if you have a big plan and are securely abstinent forever then counting time and celebrating wouldn't be a problem at all. That's how it is for me.
This is true, but AVRT will identify certain thought patterns, which on the surface may seem harmless, as the Addictive Voice. You can bet that while "you" are counting days or celebrating with cake, your Beast is also counting and creating a sense of wonderment that you have gone
so very long without your stuff.
Many people often get nervous right before or right after their sober anniversary and some go back to drinking/using around that time; this is why. Since the Beast will naturally fixate on its last buzz like a dog on bacon, I let the Beast count time. But no, it doesn't mean that you will explode into drunkenness if you do count days or celebrate.
