I had the strongest craving for a beer this morning at work. It was weird because the thought literally came out of nowhere and hit me with such incredible force, it felt physical. All of a sudden this voice in my head went, "Damn a beer after work would be just Fine. Ohhhhh it would be sooooo Good." Followed by a physical reaction from the core of my body. Totally caught me off guard. It's just crazy to me that after 8 months a thought could still carry that much charge and energy. The whole experience came and went very quickly. Obviously I knew it was AV and harmless despite the emotional and physical effect it had on me, it just surprised me. I can see how people who don't know about AVRT could feel like they have no defense against such a powerful thought and feeling and how they could feel like they are failing at their recovery for having such thoughts and feel helpless in the face of them. That was a total Beast attack and I'm glad I was armed with AVRT.