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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.
Relapse Prevention Programs - Learning to Avoid Relapse after Drug Rehab
Learn why virtually all addiction treatment programs spend a great deal of time and energy teaching relapse prevention strategies. Why they do it, what they teach and what you need to learn.
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.