I've got a shout out for Freshstart57 too! He's not too active on here these days, busy I'm sure living a sober fulfilling life, but he was and is a mentor of mine too.
One year is amazing Tatsy! I must confess that I do count time, but I see it as counting the time since I freed myself and my new life began.
AVRT is just the name for the technique that everyone uses who quits anything they were addicted to. I used it for tobacco and cocaine although I didn't know it at the time. It's quitting and never changing you mind no matter what. Everyone can do it, it's that people have been told that they can't and that it's supposed to be so hard that they can never ever really consider doing it without some kind of treatment or conversion, and that's a real shame because it's simply not true.
Congrats again Tatsy! You have been a total inspiration to me and it was your guidance and unwavering support during my first few months that helped me believe in myself. You rock sister!