That's so great to hear Advbike - and I agree the non negotiable decision not to drink is powerful.
Hearing that addictive voice and being able to shut it down really does become easier with practice, although still in early days, I need to be aware all the time.
It amazes me that I was slave to the AV for so long, listening to it and believing it.
Now because I accept alcohol is poison and I have made a decision to never drink it again, I feel free of the need to argue with myself about it. Not having to negotiate and argue and reason for hours and hours every day is a HUGE relief, it used to take up so much mental energy.
The AV may still exist, well I know it does, and it may sometimes be obvious and at other times sneak in via the back door as it were, but I now it only takes a second to close it down.
For me in two decades of unsuccessfully trying to stop, cut down or moderate ( the previous decade I didn't care) AVRT has been very very helpful.