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Urge Surfing: Beat Cravings and Relapse with a Mindfulness Technique
For the next 10 seconds, try not to think of a pink elephant…Impossible, right?! The fact is, the more you try to suppress an impulse to use drugs or alcohol the more fixated your mind becomes on that very impulse, and this is bad news for anyone serious about maintaining their sobriety. Fortunately, you don’t have to drink or use and you don’t have to fight or suppress your cravings, all you have to do is surf over them and they’ll disappear – using a proven mindfulness technique known as urge surfing.
The Four Ds – a Simple Relapse Prevention Strategy
Learn this simple distraction and breathing exercise that works well to get you through periods of intense cravings.
MAT Tapering - Don't Get Stuck! How to Avoid Common Pitfalls.
If you choose to taper, don't trip-up on common problems - learn how to handle fear, complacency, physical/emotional withdrawal and cravings.
Addiction Treatment: Why You Probably Need to Quit All Drugs and Alcohol – Not Just Your Problem Substance
Want to know why an addiction to one drug means you have to give up all the other ones? Here are 4 great reasons why clean and sober needs to mean clean and sober from everything.