Thread: New to AVRT
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Old 12-08-2016, 05:28 AM
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GT as always you bring up very interesting questions and topics.

AVRT notwithstanding , what does it mean to 'remember' a sensation? I'm not sure if it is possible in that the experience of perception is 'in the moment' for lack of a better term.
When I perceive the aroma of a lilac bush I am aware of the particular effects of that aroma and its interaction with my oral-factory 'mechanism'. Though if I were to think of 'what lilac smells like' , I basically know that I would 'remember' and be able to identify the smell when I encounter it. But no matter how 'hard' I think about and try to remember the sensation/perception of the smell ,that in and of itself, does not allow me to experience it.
For me , a little over three years into my experience of being a purposeful nondrinker, I remember /know that my Beast loves the sensation of inebriation, I don't 'remember' the sensation other than how I would remember what lilac 'smells' like away from the bush. Plus ( the biggest and bestest plus) is my BP is designed to handle either case
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