Originally Posted by
wpainterw 
Do you find that in many ways one of your hardest battles involves fighting yourself? The fight within? The more rational part of your brain fighting for control against the more primitive part, the AV, which, in the early stages of recovery, seeks to have its way. And, even after extensive sobriety, it's still there, waiting to trip you up in so many ways.
Is this so with you? It is with me. What are your thoughts on this?
W.
I couldn't agree with you more. I also experienced this same "inner turmoil" when I quit smoking. And even over a decade after quitting I will get a whiff of a cigar/cigarette and that "thought" will pop up ---its easier and easier however to laugh it off and replace it with the rational "really ??lol NO WAY" And I am assuming that alcohol will be the same way.
But I too am new to this and am just speaking from my experience.