Originally Posted by
Thrifty 
Thanks Watcher, I will definitely put into practice not debating at all with the beast. I thought the above example was more shifting and not really debating. Watching the show through the beast's eyes and then through my eyes.
I get it. It's fine to convince yourself of the reasons you are abstinent. I was referring more to making sure you don't try to justify your abstinence to the AV.
If you're talking to yourself (not the AV) this is a good practice.
Your reasons are yours alone and the AV need not know them. The only thing the beast needs to know is "I will never drink and I mean it".
As long as your abstinent and stick with your big plan, you're doing great in my opinion.