Originally Posted by
lostbutterfly 
Since I've learnt AVRT, with reference to stopping drink and drugs, I have found it useful in other aspects of my life, like diet, exercise and procrastination!!
AVRT is not a panacea, but I have been able to use the insight from the structural model for other things, notably fear. Fear certainly has its benefits for survival, but in our modern world, is often misdirected. For example, if I were going to a job interview, I might get nervous even before it starts, which is not helpful. Once I note that it is my midbrain that is incorrectly viewing the situation as dangerous and generating fear, I can attribute such emotions to
IT, not me, and thereby detach and get on with the task at hand.