Originally Posted by
m1k3 
I agree, though while it is not as zealous as Al-Anon there is still a very strong 12 step and religious bias over there.
I have read a lot in here about people "fighting" with their beast. I'm not sure what AVRT says about that but to me the more you engage the greater the opportunity you are giving it. My approach is very much like the way I handle one of my grandchildren when throwing a tantrum. I smile, hopefully Buddha like, and then ignore it.
I have to admit with this break up with my wife that for the 1st time in 15 years I have had some cravings for snuff again. Not very often but it kind of surprised me the first time. My response is still "NEVER".
Your friend,
I like the analogy about the grandkids. I have adopted the strategy of smiling at aggressive drivers that want to flip me off because I'm either not fast enough or not running a red light so that they can get where they are going faster. They get so perplexed when you just smile at them as they want to scream at you from the safety of their automobiles.
I have been doing this for a few years and never related it to ignoring and noticing the AV instead of trying to fight back. Good insight!