Originally Posted by
WaterOx 
I've tried this enough to see that it does not work for me. I can logically play the tape forward but when I'm getting a massive craving, somehow that is all overridden.
Same here. One time I had a judge playing the tape for me, I was in front of him as a direct result of my drinking. He scared the cr@p out of me. It protected me for all of two minutes before I was in the bar and at it again.
When the obsession is on me, the very best and most logical reasons not to drink are easily pushed aside in favour of the insane idea that this time I will handle it better.
On that occasion I was arrested later that night and appeared in front of the same judge the next day. He locked me up.