I truly believe I do not have an AV. But I do have a funny stab in the heart when I get an urge. In the beginning I got the stab a lot, but being a smoker who has tried to quit, I realized the "stab" was mostly because of the habit of drinking, not the actual drink. Now when I get the "stab", I realize it is a true urge. I do something, anything, to set my brain on another subject. I understand my urges are very short, so it doesn't take a great effort. In the beginning, it was murder. I'm sorry to tell you that. Keep fighting, just keep fighting.