It might not be possible to shut down your AV, but that is OK. The AV is just something to be accepted for what it is, we separate from it because it isn't us. Because we know that we will never drink again, the AV doesn't bother us or make us worried that we will drink.
Now, to the recognition part: any thought of drinking again, or any self doubt in our ability to get and stay sober is defined as our AV. I invite you to look at your post from the point of view of someone trying to find either of those two things, the AV, in what you said. What do you get?