Handling urges to drink

Plan your strategies

List the different things that trigger your urges to drink in the table below, along with strategies you plan to use the next time one happens. A word of caution: summoning details about urge experiences can itself trigger an urge. If you feel unsure about doing this on your own, do the activity with a therapist, a doctor, or someone else you trust. You can print or email it to yourself when you are done.

Situation or trigger

People … places … times of day …
thoughts … emotions …
physical sensations
Strategies

Avoid … Review reasons for change …
Talk it through … Distract myself …
Challenge the thought … Ride it out…
Leave … Other ideas?

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