Addiction, Urges & Compulsions
Reset for 5 minute reset
The urge is hitting hard right now
5 minute guided tool
No speech. No fake calm. Work with urge hitting hard through one grounded move.
Tool fit
Reset fits urge hitting hard because the trap is negotiating with the craving while it is loudest. Use a short interruption: change location, add friction, and delay the first step toward the old pattern.
IF
IF urge hitting hard is happening right now and the trap is negotiating with the craving while it is loudest
THEN
- Stop trying to solve the whole thing. For the next five minutes, your only job is to steady the moment you are in.
- Put one hand on something solid near you and name where you are.
- Take one clean action that lowers the immediate pressure: contact one safe person, remove access, or start a ten-minute replacement action.
- Do not chase the full meaning yet. Stabilize first.
- 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 short 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.