If you are in doubt, consult with your physician. Observe your thoughts and feelings, positive and negative, about drinking or using. All it wants is pleasure. Your negative thoughts and feelings are your AV talking back to you. Your pleasant feelings are also the AV, which is in control.
Recognition defeats short-term desire, and abstinence soon becomes effortless.
The only time you can drink is now, and the only time you can quit for good is right now. AVRT is an insight into the nature of addiction which places you in complete control over the decision to drink or use drugs. Some people figure it out on their own, others learn by reading, as you are here, others learn better in group discussions, and others learn through skilled, personal instruction at Rational Recovery Centers. AVRT, like the Heimlich Maneuver, can save your life, is extremely simple, is based on common sense, and it's free here at the RR-Web Center and at RR meetings. Although AVRT is very, very simple, you have to know what you're doing, and learning it can be tricky at first.