Lesson 6: Managing Cravings And Urges - Slide 14





Relabel
- Call the intrusive thought or urge exactly what it is:
- An obsessive thought or a compulsive urge
- You are:
- Learning to clearly recognize the reality of the situation and not be tricked by unpleasant feelings
- Developing the ability to clearly see the difference between what your craving or urge is telling you, and what is reality
- Stop saying, “I feel I need to drink again, even though I know it doesn’t make any sense”
- Start saying, “I’m having a compulsive urge. That compulsion is bothering me. That obsessive thought is hounding me”
Notes:
Pg. xxi-xxii, Schwartz, Jeffrey, M., 1996, “Brain Lock, Free Yourself From Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior, A Four-Step Self-Treatment Method To Change Your Brain Chemistry,” Regan Books/Harper Collins Publishers, New York.