I did the Crash Course on AVRT on the RR website last night. I am amazed at at how good I feel today. I have been having lots of urges to drink in the past month (even though I have not drank for months). To have a day where I feel settled about not drinking ever again is great.
I love the idea of not counting sober time. And it resonates with me to think of addiction as self-indulgent. (even though I also think some people are predisposed to certain addictions)
AVRT seems like a way to externalize addictive thinking. I like the idea of seeing it as other, so that I can remain centered and in control of what I do.
failedtaper- Thanks for your response. I have briefly heard about Tolle's concept of a pain body, but I had never really understood it before. Thanks for the explanation. (and the link) I will listen to it.