PSYC 3403 Lecture 7: nov29
1 Feb 2018
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Exposure to cues associated with alcohol and other drug use can prompt urges as well as cravings. * contact with people, places, times of day, and situations commonly associated with drinking (such as drinking buddies, parties and bars, getting home from work, weekends). * particular types of emotions (such as frustration, fatigue, feeling stressed out). Even positive emotions (elation, excitement, feelings of accomplishment) can be triggers. Ways of coping- awareness and understanding source: niaaa. * take an inventory of how you experience an urge. * notice the physical sensations how your body is reacting. * you are human and have a right to make mistakes. I will leave or change the situation or environment. I will put off the decision to drink for 15 minutes. I will remember that most urges are time-limited and i can wait it out not drink. I will remind myself that my only true needs are for air, water, food, and shelter.
