Thanks for this research. I can say from my own experience that everything re: alcohol recovery is true. Without being able to disengage from these overwhelming emotional triggers, I could never have stopped drinking--not even with all the other tools of AA.

I chose to be triggered by my recent Hovel wrenching. At some level I think I knew it could be my undoing. I guess I wanted that--at some level. Fortunately, it wasn't the uppermost, & I let you folks drag me back to safety. I'm not sure how much risk taking a life can handle, especially a bipolar life.

Theyre great links, Mari. I hope people read them in their entirety if this sparks anything for them.