Originally Posted by
fini 
...my OP is about the AVRT response to relapse (yes, i know, Trimpey says there is no relapse after a BP).
i did not wish to have an AVRT analysis of my past drinking episodes, nor did i wish to dissect how i felt specifically just before i took a drink.
it's not what my point for this thread was AT ALL....
If you have an interest in quitting for good and then drink again, it just so happens that the T of R'ing your AV DOES involve Re-cognizance of your AV leading up to that first drink. And, yes, the Technique does involve "dissecting" the AV out of your thoughts and feelings all the way back to when you first recall having the idea of "screw it, do it".
So, I'm sorry that it turns out that the point of your thread just happens to be what you are trying to avoid.
I'm not suggesting you failed at all, just that you are choosing not to use AVRT.