Originally Posted by shockozulu

Another way SMART is similar to AVRT. Word substitution. We are not sad. From there I can find help me to change my mood through simple things through simple word substitutions that remove the feeling from who I am. So instead of "I am sad" I'll word it as "My feeling is sadness." That alone removes the association from who I am to what I feel, and we have control over our feelings. For example, when I feel sad I can alter my mood by listening to upbeat Queen songs with the powerful vocals, drums and baselines .If it is something extremely sad I can cry and then get that feeling out. Again, I am doing an action to complete the circle of the feeling and I am not the feeling

As for my AV, I have name it "Mr Wishful Thinking." Mr because when we use that term in English it symbolizes a relationship somewhat distant and Wishful Thinking symbolizes my recognition that my AV is exactly what I call it, something that wants me to give in but in actuality wants me to do something I know isn't in my best interest.

Its a good thing I talk to my dog already or everyone would think I was nuts spouting off a term like that out loud.

Being able to tell it off gives me a lot of power.

http://www.smartrecovery.org/resourc...Vocabulary.pdf