Originally Posted by
DrivenHeart85 
Yeah, but the Beast is still part of you, it's just a metaphor, if you're irritating your addictive desire, you're irritating yourself. And quite frankly I irritate myself enough without bringing my addictive desire into the picture. And if you're never drinking again then what's the point in teasing your desire?
I think you'll find that if you can think of the Beast as a rational entity that you can observe, and a times even jerk around, instead of just a metaphor, AVRT will become a piece of cake. Besides, wanting addictive desire to just go away is like wanting to be neutered in order to stay out of trouble. Typical of addicted people, but for the most part, wishful thinking.