Originally Posted by AlericB
You could say for example that I don't "crave" a drink, I want a drink, which I think is actually a more accurate description. You can then reassess things and decide, for example, that you don't really want to drink but would prefer to be sober and clear-headed instead.
MG asked about the AVRT in the OP, so my answer is that when using this technique, there is no need for the kind of reframing, or assessing, or deciding that you describe above. In AVRT,
any thought, feeling, or sensation that suggests future drinking would be classed as AV and ignored. Anything that suggest future drinking gets chucked in the same bucket.
Originally Posted by AlericB
The distinction is important because you can change your thoughts but not really your sensations
With the AVRT, the goal isn't to change thoughts or sensations, so that distinction wouldn't apply under this paradigm.