Old 08-16-2011, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by MickeyAnMeisce View Post
Is it possible to integrate AVRT and the disease theory/model of alcoholism/addiction into a coherent recovery program?
Bearing in mind that I don't speak for Rational Recovery, in my opinion, yes. The easiest way to do so would be to simply replace "Beast" with "the disease." Indeed, I have run into some people who object to AVRT on the grounds that to them, the Beast of RR bears a little too much resemblance to "the disease," just with a different name.

That said, if the disease model becomes part of your Addictive Voice, it will get caught in the cross-hairs of AVRT. For example, if I read an article on how addiction is a "relapsing disease," and I hear a voice that says "There you have it, even the experts agree. You will drink/use again because you have a relapsing disease, so you may as well just throw in the towel," that would fit the definition of the Addictive Voice.
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