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Identifying And Managing Triggers

Friday April 5, 2019

Emotions, stress, troubles in a relationship, illness, or just talking about the past can trigger an obsession in us to relapse.  Something good happening and a desire to celebrate can also be a challenging trigger.  Many of us have learned to be alert to the situations making up the acronym “HALT” (hungry, angry, lonely, tired) as conditions that carry a lot of risk for relapse. 




Through Christ we feel sure before God. I don’t mean that we are able to do anything good ourselves. It is God who makes us able to do all that we do. The Lord is the only one who can save us. Only he can make us strong. (2 Corinthians 3:4-5 ERV, Isaiah 45:24 NIRV))
We can’t face triggers and obsessions on our own and hope to overcome them.  God wants us to be successful in recovery and, if we will just ask, He will give us what we need every moment of every day.  Maintaining open communication with God on a regular basis makes it easy for us to call out to Him when the triggers strike.
God will help us identify our triggers and make plans for a future crisis.  When a trigger happens, we are then prepared to handle the situation in a healthy way.  It’s also good to have people we can call when we are in trouble, but we’re unlikely to contact them until we change the thought patterns swirling in our heads.  Some folks memorize one of God’s promises and speak it to themselves as often as necessary until the crisis passes. 


God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted any more than you can take. But when you are tempted, God will give you a way out. Then you will be able to deal with it.   (1 Corinthians 10:13 NIRV)

Learning how to recognize what triggers us, and developing ways to manage the cravings that result, is an important part of living well in recovery today .


 Prayer:  Thank you God that I don’t have to face anything alone for You are always with me.  Together with you any difficulty can be worked out and overcome.  Amen

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