Secular Newcomers' Discussion Thread
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Originally Posted by ReadyAndAble 
Posterity? My oh my, I feel like maybe I should put on a tie. Or at least some socks.
I don't care where this goes, so long as Robby brings along that AV sniper rifle of his.
I don't care where this goes, so long as Robby brings along that AV sniper rifle of his.
I'd be proud to carry Robby's ammo box!
love from Lenina
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Also, maybe it's just residual AA teachings or my own concept of Karma or Something but I feel like I want to help other people. Nothing wrong with AA but it just wasn't the best fit for me. I wonder if I might have found sobriety and peace much sooner if I'd understood about the Beast and Addictive Voice.
If I can point someone in what feels like the right direction to them, I want to do so.
Love from Lenina
If I can point someone in what feels like the right direction to them, I want to do so.
Love from Lenina
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Welcome, Veggie! I've been logging in for over a month and have not even scratched the surface of learning about secular recovery methods. Checking these boards is a good start though - - a lot of nice folks here.
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Originally Posted by ReadyAndAble
I don't care where this goes, so long as Robby brings along that AV sniper rifle of his.
Nicely done, all, but especially RobbyRobot. It is most unusual, in my experience, for a self-proclaimed AA member to be able to explain AVRT so accurately. Appreciated and duly noted.
The idea of "cutting back" or moderating is, by definition, AV, since it supports the future use of alcohol/drugs, but Trimpey also commented on what he called the "Moderation Commitment Effect" in an old article, which was cited early on in the main AVRT discussion thread. For those interested, I recommend reading through the thread, and I second freshstart's suggestion to post any AVRT-specific questions on there.
Moderation Commitment Effect --
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Originally Posted by Auvers
I just wondered if there was a basis in human development psychology of the AVRT model?
Originally Posted by Jack Trimpey
Although I discovered and named the Addictive Voice Recognition Technique, or AVRT, I did not invent it, nor did I synthesize it from existing theories and practices in the fields of psychology or addiction treatment. AVRT was taught to me in a very direct way by the hundreds of clients who have come through the program.
Rational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance Addiction, Pg. 14 ("Origins of AVRT").
Rational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance Addiction, Pg. 14 ("Origins of AVRT").
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Originally Posted by Lenina
Also, maybe it's just residual AA teachings or my own concept of Karma or Something but I feel like I want to help other people. Nothing wrong with AA but it just wasn't the best fit for me. I wonder if I might have found sobriety and peace much sooner if I'd understood about the Beast and Addictive Voice.
If I can point someone in what feels like the right direction to them, I want to do so.
Love from Lenina
If I can point someone in what feels like the right direction to them, I want to do so.
Love from Lenina
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Originally Posted by Dalek
Indeed.
Nicely done, all, but especially RobbyRobot. It is most unusual, in my experience, for a self-proclaimed AA member to be able to explain AVRT so accurately. Appreciated and duly noted.
Nicely done, all, but especially RobbyRobot. It is most unusual, in my experience, for a self-proclaimed AA member to be able to explain AVRT so accurately. Appreciated and duly noted.
Little did I know during my detox, born from my hate and fear of being drunk, when I spontaneously created into my psyche back in July of 1981 the idea "I will never ever drink again" that I was in fact making a Big Plan.
Originally Posted by Dalek
There may be parallels, but AVRT is "street-wise" recovery, a throwback to the old days before psychology ever existed as a discipline, and before psychologists ever got into the recovery game. The basis for AVRT is the self-recovered population itself, and Trimpey has referred to AVRT as something he "essentially picked up off the street".
I have always separated my mind from my alcoholic addictive mind, ever since my detox, and so decades later, AVRT is absolutely at home with me. I'm almost finished the book. I like to meditate with its wealth of knowledge and techniques.
I have also discovered that AA and AVRT do not play well together philosophically, lol, and I've no good reason to synthesize either of them into one whole understanding. They work best when left to their own understandings. I still enjoy the results.
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