Sohard
AV is any thought or image or future drinking or doubt in your own ability to remain abstinent. A big fat "NO" is the answer you give to any Beast activity , AV , but the answer is delivered by ignoring IT , not trying debate or engage IT to change Its tune , IT won't ,ever, that what IT does and is. But no worries , simply ignoring IT stops it in its tracks ,IT can't get ITs precious stuff without you listening to and agreeing with Its demands, if you have decided to never indulge Its desire for booze, ever again , why listen , don't , just recognize it for what it is and ignore it.
IT will/can be seemingly relentless and definitely annoying at first or st times , but when you have made a Big Plan and taken drinking as an option off the table , all ITs whining is for naught , you have decided it ain't gonna happen , the idea that it may happen nonetheless simply because it has happened in the past , is by definition AV and can be dismissed out of hand.
Give yourself permission to believe the cure for ending an addiction is as simple as unconditional commitment to abstinence, because it is , it is actually the only cure.
It may not feel 'easy' , at first, and getting used to the idea of actually have the power, or the stuff it takes to make such a commitment is the leap of faith needed to make a BP, but rest assured you Do have it in you, the only thing that says otherwise is AV , ignore IT , it's a known liar.
IT can only get what it wants if we don't separate from it and dismiss it. IT picked your username, just to keep the upper hand , break the illusion , the illusion of power is ITs only trick, smash it , Rootin for ya