I think the hardest part of being addicted is living in that place where you know you need to quit, but you keep doing it anyway. I lived that for a long time, trying to quit and having that inner turmoil, until I would break and do it again. I definitely felt like I was of two minds, that's why AVRT appealed to me, as soon as I read about the AV, I could relate and what I had been going through made sense. In TFM, how do you "make it stick"? AA does it one day at a time, and with RR we make a BP and learn to recognize that part of our thinking. I understand what you are doing in helping people get to the point of being ready to make a decision and a change, I think getting to that point is the hardest part. I also think you all do a really good job of blowing apart a lot of the misinformation and belief systems that hold people back, I just don't understand what keeps people from changing their minds back, especially if moderation is kept as an option. I agree that neuroplasticity is not a sign of disease, but of a healthy normal brain, doing what it's supposed to do, but nonetheless substance use does create these neural pathways that take time to change while new behaviours and thought patterns emerge. What is TFM's line of defense against the old thinking and behaviours? I agree that quitting is as simple as making a decision and not letting anything talk you out of it, especially yourself. When people who use TFM method quit, is it a firm commitment for life?