brynn, no worries on my end. It's an important point that warrants some discussion. I was going to say that AVRT is simply for recognizing and separating thoughts of drinking (or whatever needs to be eradicated), and what one chooses to do upon recognition of those thoughts are up to the individual. But I will defer to those with more experience and success on this.
In my case, my recent stint with the drink stemmed more from the fact that I'd gotten away from AVRT. Hadn't heard from my AV in so long that I forgot how to recognize it. Once it sneaked in and hi-jacked my thoughts it was all over. "IT" had become "I".