Old 08-14-2011, 11:34 PM
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Terminally Unique
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Originally Posted by Supercrew View Post
I didn't use AVRT per se, but for me to quit completely I needed a mechanism as strong if not stronger than a moral issue. I basically turned drinking into a maturity issue and a gag reflex... That coupled with the physical gag reflex that would occur anytime I thought about drinking or even saw other people drinking was enough to get me through the first month or so, and since then it, (the voice) has completely disappeared.
You used Neuro-Linguistic Programming / Aversion Therapy, no? That's a little more believable in my book, since I can actually imagine what you mean. Either way, I consider those who quit on their own the real experts on addiction, and your stories need to be told more often. The standard "nobody can do it alone" line is simply not true, and it dissuades many from even trying to quit.
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