Originally Posted by
jamdls 
.... many people need to 'blame' their problem on outside sources whether 'addictive voice' or 'their disease' etc but many don't, like myself. I drank too much- I stopped by dealing with the issues in my life that led to my drinking...
Although in AVRT, the addictive voice (AV) is considered the prime mover, there is no "blaming" one's addiction on the AV. There are also no "issues" that account for the addiction, or that can be used to justify or explain it. AVRT identifies addiction itself as willful, purposeful, immoral conduct, in spite of one's own better judgement. It strips you of any and all excuses, and you take a direct, moral hit for each and every single time you got drunk or high knowing that it was dead wrong for you to do so.