Originally Posted by CleoAK
One told me that if I put myself in a situation where there is alcohol that I am deliberately putting myself in a situation where I can relapse
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I suppose it's a possible theory raised in a clinical setting....as far as accepting it as fact...um, no.
I don't drink. I am around alcohol and people drinking it quite often. I have no desire to drink. If I ever have a passing thought, it's just that....a weird, out-of-the-blue thought that requires no action, reaction, examination, dwelling, etc. It is what it is. It came, it went.
IamA, I have no working knowledge of chess, but I agree with TU about not engaging with the AV. I often use a tennis analogy. If I stop lobbing the ball back, just put my racket down and walk away, the game is over.