What dwtbd said is what I would say.
As I stated before, recoveryism is all around, society is teeming with it.
If someone makes BP after BP with lots of drinks in between, the only explanation from AVRT is that the BP's weren't serious.
I don't know what to say to that person. Other than stop drinking. I would say lots of other things actually but this web site frowns on adults being spoken to as adults as opposed to children, so I will refrain.
Many AVRT critics have said, well, it is just another willpower ploy, when you come down to it all that is being said is don't drink.
There is some truth to that. JT refers to a "powerful burst of self-determination." AVRT isn't some magic spell that removes the desire to drink.
But the structural model, separating and shifting and the solemn nature of the Big Plan are powerful tools in assistance of that powerful burst of self determination.
If what you are saying, Aleric, is that unless you are serious about not drinking, not drinking will be a problem, well, I don't think anyone would disagree with you.