Originally Posted by
samseb5351 
I sincerely thought I was missing something about RR and possibly my own Prejudice from My 12 step days had stuck with me.... This is a belief system based on no evidence at all, a bunch pseudo science and absolutism with a hardline bitter edge.
Maybe you had it right from the first, Sam. If it isn't a good fit for you due to your past exposure to an alternative belief system, or due to your locus of control being external, or for some other reason, I would suggest you find a different approach that works for you. There are plenty.
CBT/REBT/SMART share a common history with AA/AVRT, and a similarity in that they are both cognitive behavioural techniques.
There is a hardline absolute aspect to AVRT, you are correct, and that is that you are able to make this decision for yourself, and that you may choose to never drink again and never change your mind. People do it all the time, and you can do it too.