Originally Posted by
realE 
that is what I told my AV. You can have a drink in 44 years. Now shut up and go lay down and wait patiently.
When I first started gaining separation between myself and my addiction I noted that if I said "I am never drinking again" I would get a small twinge of panic.
However, if I said "I will not drink for 75 years" (at which point I will be 125) no panic.
To me that meant that my AV doesn't really understand any concept of time except
never.
I have since realized that anything that makes my AV send me a wave of panic has an extraordinarily high probability of being the best course of action.
