Originally Posted by
AnotherLife 
An extreme newbie here, first post yesterday.
I have read the rules, and I hope I understand them.
Thank you all for secular connections, I didn't know about any of this before yesterday, and I'm pleased to have a new avenue of research.
I cannot speak for anyone else, nor do I wish to do so.
I personally have had difficulty with certain aspects of my previous recovery program. I will use a mixed approach because I need all the help I can get right now.
I read some of the literature about AVRT and it has made sense, real sense.
Who is responsible when I get drunk and behave appallingly?
I am. Not much comfort there, but it rings true.
Can anyone else stop me from drinking?
No, not really. They can offer support, but it's my decision.
So when I am going to take responsibility for my conduct?
Now - I am never going to drink and I will never change my mind.
So refreshing, and to me it feels 100% true.
No maybe tomorrow, no trying again.
I will ignore the Beast. It may speak with my voice, but t isn't me.
Thank you freshstart for your insights.
Now this is useful.
This is "tradition" - the real lore of self-help, how the vast, vast majority of people stop chronic drunkeness.
A "powerful burst of self determination," some aggressive thinking, some insight into AVRT.
These words you use are replete with strength, pregnant with self-will, maturity and adulthood:
"Responsibility for my conduct."
"Can anyone else stop me from drinking? No."
"I am never going to drink again and I will never change my mind."
You should determine yourself to be 100 percent recovered. I discourage further avenues of research.
You might read RR or take the free short AVRT short course online. But I discourage further research into abstinence, mixing with recovery groups and seeking personal support. You have already got this nailed.
Also, one bit of advice: Do not ignore the Beast. Recognize it. It hates being recognized as "It" as opposed to "You." Like all Beasts, when recognized for what it is, it shuts up and minds its superior.