Originally Posted by
terall 
Alcohol doesn't numb me, it gives me a buzz... If it really did not give me that initial buzz to enjoy, I wouldn't have done it... the only time I have ever felt numb is novocane at the dentist, and I wouldn't want that feeling all over my body and mind!
Jack T. uses this very example in his AVRT course, to get people to see that the Beast just wants the pleasure. He asks what the street value of Novocain is. Well, $0, of course. What self-respecting Beast would want to feel only numb, without that deep, pleasurable buzz?