Originally Posted by
Sapling 
I believe they are premeditated...It's action taken on thoughts long before the drink/drug enters your system. It's stopping it somewhere before that happens that prevents relapse....Before you call the doctor...Before you pick up the phone...Before you get in the car...Before you pick up the rx....You have all these opportunities to stop it before you relapse....That's why it's good to learn from any relapse you may have.
I agree. Examining our thoughts that lead up to any action, whether it be drinking or speeding in a car, can further help us understand the motivation for doing so. I have caught myself in the past few weeks on thought trails that are heading in the wrong direction...it has amazed me how easily I can derail these trains of thought, but I have to identify them first. It's all about metacognition, thinking about thinking (before acting).