Yes, I think it would count as a NOPS.
You know, you can apply the trigger technique to pull yourself out of a downer state, get relaxed, if you haven't already created a positive trigger consider an incidental one that you might already have... e.g. listen to a CD that puts you on a high with it's associations and then listen to the new CD.
Alex
Noticed a typo... the correct copyright date of the book by Mann is 1987.. sorry about that.
[This message has been edited by AlexK (edited December 16, 2002).]