Since we've come to the beginning of Part 2 of this thread, and it's about AVRT, I felt it was time for me to mention my sense of incompatibility with the term "cope" in the thread title. For me the best synonym for "cope" is "to keep one's head above water", and for me AVRT does the opposite of leaving me in a position of "coping" with an addiction. AVRT allows me to actually put the addiction into my past by making recovery more of a short term event. It is particularly the Big Plan which makes this happen. The logic of it is clear to me. AVRT is intended to be essentially effortless - recognize the AV - separate from IT - and (for those who made one) recall having made the Big Plan. I really feel there's nothing for me to "cope" with anywhere in AVRT.
I suppose I would have to "cope" with an addiction if I understood AVRT and didn't use it, but that's really a simple choice, as I see it.
I used AVRT to END (not cope with) my addiction to sugar.