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Plan for a high-risk event

A wedding, a holiday, payday, game day, a hard anniversary — plan it before it happens.

About 12 minutes · 10 questionsRelapse prevention · DBT
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Plan for a high-risk event

A wedding, a holiday, payday, game day, a hard anniversary — plan it before it happens.

Why this helps

Rehearsing exactly how you'll handle a specific situation — DBT calls it 'cope ahead' — makes you more likely to follow through when it's real. In relapse prevention, getting through one high-risk situation builds the confidence to handle the next one.

1. The event or situation

Cousin's wedding, Super Bowl Sunday, first payday, Mom's birthday…

2. When it is

3. What makes it risky for me

4. Before: how I'll prepare (a meeting, a call, food, sleep, leaving cards at home)

5. During: what I'll do and drink, and who will be with me

6. Exactly what I'll say if someone offers

"No thanks, I'm good with this."

7. My exit plan — how I'll leave, and the line I'll use

8. Who I'll check in with, and when

9. After: how I'll wind down and celebrate getting through it

10. Picture it going well, step by step. What did I do that worked?

From the Workbook on Amity Connect, via RecoveryHome.comFor reflection and practice — not a diagnosis or a substitute for professional care. In crisis, call or text 988.amityconnect.com/app/workbook/high-risk-plan
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