Soberlicious, How interesting that you came to that yourself! Although AVRT is based on what people who stopped themselves had to say about how they did it, isn't it? haha. I agree with you about the value of not just hanging about people who had addictions to get valuable insights to life, this is one of the reasons I need to broaden my now narrow horizons I have created for myself over the years.
It is good to talk to people you have things in common with, and epecially like a godsend, to talk to people who understand the method you are using to stop not drink.
But like you said, hanging out with never-addicted people is invaluable.
As AVRT seperates the addiction to the substance, from the person, once you get rid of the addictive behaviour, you are left with a person who still has the same trails and tribulations in life as someone never addicted. So there is no reason not to find value in how the never-addicted cope with things in their lives.
Thank you for your post, very refreshing
