Originally Posted by
RobbyRobot 
Changing how we think happens as a result of changing our actions. I cannot think my way into acting, I must in fact act to experience action. I can't think my way into a new way of thinking. While in action, my thinking and awareness work together to change my mind in real time.
The foundation of AVRT is the thought process going on within one individual. Not a social action type of process with others.
So, I would say "Changing how we act happens as a result of changing our thoughts."
And, of course, "I think my way into acting". I can't imagine another way to do it.
The evolution from dependency to addiction to abstinence IS "thinking my way into a new way of thinking."