Originally Posted by
AprilMay1895 
Well, I figure it's like that. That's how I was last night since I was so sick the night before from drinking, drinking another night was just not an option. The voice kicked in but just no chance in hell I was going to listen to it and drink.
There is that, because if you have made a Big Plan for permanent, unconditional abstinence, you no longer drink. However, with AVRT, you also detach from addictive desire, so that you don't even want to drink, because addictive desire is not you, but the Beast. As long as the Beast remains an IT, something that you can observe, you will be safe. Your Beast may really want to drink, but it can't do a thing without your blessing. It has to come to you to get anything done, like going to the liquor store, for example. Try asking the Beast to wiggle your fingers. Can it do that?