Originally Posted by BRD
I'm wondering if anyone has tips on how to handle yourself in those situations.
For me, once I decided that I was done once and for all and forever, social situations involving alcohol do not cause me anxiety. I don't drink, so what's to fear?
If you honestly feel like you are going to drink alcohol if you are around it, then for the moment I would not be around it. Anxiety, introversion, social phobia, while all very real...should not be used as an excuse for drinking. If you want to be involved in social situations, or for some reason have to be due to work etc, there are strategies you can learn for overcoming these.
If AVRT makes sense to you, read the RR book thoroughly. Effectively learning to identify, seperate from, and dismiss your addictive voice is the key. If you reread your post with that in mind, you may see that it is full of AV. It's jacking you around, playin with you right now. Don't let it.