Originally Posted by MorningGlory
How is the strong physical craving dealt with differently than the voice?
It's much harder to push that aside and make it separate.
AV= any thinking that supports or suggests the possible future use of alcohol or other drugs.
AV doesn't have to be an actual voice or inner dialogue, it can also be disguised as a feeling or thought or idea/suggestion that my body physically needs or craves alcohol. When I first quit, I found my AV could even bring the smell of alcohol into my mind and I'd have physical reactions like heart beating faster, etc. But really, it's the AV trying another way in and if identified as such, physical cravings can be separated from and dismissed the same way.
In AVRT, the idea that a physical craving is much harder to push aside would be classed as AV, since it suggests a situation in which one would not be able to resist the urge to drink. That suggests the possibility of future drinking, so one using the AVRT would dismiss it as AV.