GT,
sigh. i feel entirely unheard by you.
my questions are not about why someone should use AVRT, or why and how it's beneficial.
nor did i ever have trouble identifying the ludicrous stuff my "beast" could come up with to try and get me to drink.
nor was i into "recoverism" or have ever gone to AA until several years after i quit. wanted to know more/better what that place is really like.
had no learned helplessness about my alcoholism. in fact, the opposite.
as i've said repeatedly.
i'm not talking about any of that.
nor do i have any difficulty with regards to not drinking.
hasn't been an issue.
don't know how to reword my initial post to explain it better, but really do feel you did not address what i'm getting at.
i'm talking about AVRT-enthusiast response to drinking again after a person made what they believe to be a BP.