Addiction, Urges & Compulsions
Reset for 30 minute deep work
I'm About To Relapse
30 minute guided tool
No speech. No fake calm. Work with about to relapse through one grounded move.
Tool fit
Reset fits about to relapse because the trap is negotiating with the craving while it is loudest. Use a deeper interruption: change location, add friction, and delay the first step toward the old pattern.
IF
IF about to relapse is happening right now and the trap is negotiating with the craving while it is loudest
THEN
- Find the body pattern this state keeps pulling you into.
- Name whether your body is bracing, gripping, rushing, freezing, collapsing, or shutting down.
- Interrupt that pattern with one deliberate physical reset: stand, breathe, unclench, drink water, or step outside.
- Choose one calm action before making any bigger decision: contact one safe person, remove access, or start a ten-minute replacement action.
- If this is increasing pressure instead of lowering it, stop here. Switch paths, step away from the tool, or use real-world support.
WHY
This works because urges peak, bargain, and fade when access is delayed and the same thought pattern is interrupted. A deeper reset uses movement, water, distance from access, and a visible timer to create enough space for contact one safe person, remove access, or start a ten-minute replacement action.