Originally Posted by
MesaMan 
Your current level of AV 'noise' doesn't continue unabated. Most of us can't imagine that lack of AV 'noise' early on until you're away from it longer [further into Sobriety].
This is true, but once again, the goal in AVRT-based recovery is to live comfortably with residual addictive desire (ie, the Beast), and not to silence, debate with, ward off, or run away from its Addictive Voice. The Big Plan is a little like a marriage vow, only without the option of divorce.
The Beast is driven towards its favorite fix, just as our sex drive is driven towards certain people, many of whom are not our partners. The AV is conspicuous by its movement towards the object of the Beast's affection, and we don't need to stay vigilant for AV, any more than we need to stay vigilant for impure thoughts in order to stay faithful.
Neither do we want to silence the Addictive Voice, or to remove the Beast, any more than we would want to be neutered in order to silence impure thoughts. We welcome the AV as a sign of good health, and not as a threat, because the Beast is utterly powerless to engage the voluntary muscles.
The presence of AV is not bad, and the absence of AV is not good.
Originally Posted by
MesaMan With AVRT, Sobriety can be immediate. Having it become 'The New Normal' - and familiar - simply takes time.
It takes time for the Beast. It must adapt to its new cage.
But why should anyone care what IT feels?