it was THINKING, DECIDING and ACTING which stopped the downward spiral....
Great post and idea. I automatically stayed away from the ideas that I should leave my brain at the door. This was mainly because I am extra leary of cults (more about that some other time) and this thought simply scared me. (
I am not saying AA is a cult, just that at the time I
felt it was a cultish behavior).
Anyway, I really love SMART because it helps me work on some problems I have wanted to battle for a while. For example, I have been very indecisive and have wanted to work on that. With SMART in hand, not only have I improved that in terms of my drug abusing, but also in ways I deal with everyday life decisions.
When I slipped, I was able to think,decide,act really quick. It had become a process, and it saved my life.