Originally Posted by
kanamit 
If you feel some unhappiness about quitting, is it possible to turn that into the ACE? I find the ACE comes periodically but is out of my control as do negative feelings.
I don't know if it is possible, but remember that the Beast will generate moods. One way to see if it is real depression, as opposed to Beast deprivation, is to use the AVRT Matrix to switch between
"I will never drink/use again" and
"I will drink/use whenever I want to." If your mood rises and falls from that, you know that it is the smarmy Beast who feels deprived.