Learning about AVRT helped me to see that there is a 'part' of me that thinks differently about drinking and drugs. I associate all positive feelings about drinking and drugs as coming from this 'part' of me, it's not separate from me the total being, but I try and isolate the thoughts and emotions of this part and deal with it as if it were.
Since it(AV, beast) is a part of me I experience the feelings or emotions. Being cognizant of these emotions or feelings is not the same as acting on them, I am uncomfortable with people who would tell me to ignore things about myself.
Recognizing the 'romancing' aspects is not unhealthy, imo. Acting on them would be though, obviously.
The AV's attitudes toward drinking tend to color the rememberances of those experiences, but thinking through them and recognizing the positive or enjoyable aspects is helpful, I think, in being able to have a better understanding of what addiction is and be better prepared to not fell back into its trap.