Originally Posted by
sarah1414 
How do some people only drink one or two glasses of wine every once in awhile without having the obssessive thoughts and need to drink more. I mean if we all have this beast within, why is it so much louder with some of us?
Sarah,
Not everyone has a Beast, and you didn't always have one, either. I believe you would agree that you didn't always have this 'obsession', no? I touched upon this in the following posts, though there may be others.
As for why you can't have just one or two drinks without stopping, this is covered in
"The Rationale for Abstinence" on pages 123-126 of
Rational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance Addiction. If you have not read the book yet, you will want to do so, as it provides a far broader framework for AVRT than the free crash course does. If you are concerned about the price, you can pick up a used copy on Amazon, Half.com, or Barnes & Noble online for about a dollar.