Alera:
It is not an all-or-nothing program
Interestingly, SMART tends to identify 'all or nothing' thinking (or 'addictive thinking' as Gorski describes) as central to maintaining the addiction.
Sadly, this style of thinking is evident among many of our peers here on SR. Especially those advocating the 'one way' approach to sobriety.
As per the basic prinicples of CBT, I find such cognitive restructuring to be helpful, por ejemplo:
"I totally blew it. My day is ruined. I have nothing to lose by drinking."
replaced by:
"Even though I had a bad day and things didn't turn out as planned, that doesn't mean I have to resort to drinking."