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dwtbd ‘Maintenance drinking’ to ameliorate hangovers, anxiety if and when it eventually comes easily finds its way into the service of ‘proving’ the ‘truth’ of the OD.
Original Denial is a key pillar in the Beast's house of cards, and all other truths are upended, domino-style, in order to accommodate and protect it. AVRT not only identifies it, but also has a distinct name for it.
Original Denial and its domino effect is partly why addicted people appear to friends and family not to be themselves, to 'change', so to speak. In a very real way, by adopting their Beast's worldview, they have changed.