AVRT only teaches us how to quit and stay quit, the rest is up to us as to how we want to improve our lives. I have found that with the option of drinking having been permanently removed my life has naturally improved in every way that matters. Is it all sunshine and roses? No, of course not. We all have ups and downs, that's life. When I hear the stories of people who are still struggling after years of sobriety I often think it is because they are still being plagued by unrecognized AV, something that a lot of recovery group thinking perpetuates.