Recovery · 10–20 MIN · ADULTS / FACILITATED GROUPS
A Pause Before the Autopilot
Link a recognizable digital cue to a chosen alternative and a realistic backup.
Try the experience
UNDERSTAND
What is happening here?
A pause can create an opportunity to choose without demanding permanent avoidance of technology. The plan should fit the behavior’s purpose: connection, information, work, or relief may each need a different alternative. Review impact rather than impose a universal screen limit.
Conceptual background
SAMHSA · About recovery. This reference supports the broad concept; it does not validate or endorse this original exercise.
PRACTICE WITH PURPOSE
How to use it
- Choose a cue that is recognizable without deliberately creating distress.
- Connect it to a feasible response and a backup; edit the language so it fits.
- Rehearse the plan once using a fictional example, then check access and safety.
Build an if/then plan
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Use a fictional or manageable example. Responses stay in this tab and are not submitted or automatically saved. Export and print include what you enter. You may observe, adapt, or pass.
MAKE IT USEFUL
Notice. Discuss. Take one thing.
For thoughtful facilitation
Open with the concept, demonstrate one fictional example, allow individual exploration or paired discussion, and close with one optional takeaway. Ask what fits the participant’s culture, language, access needs, and present capacity. Invite observation instead of disclosure; do not interpret participation as a measure of motivation.
Fit and care: Use manageable or fictional examples and adapt within competence. This is educational practice, not diagnosis, crisis care, or individualized treatment.
Original AI-assisted educational activity; independent clinical review pending. This is not an assessment, a complete treatment protocol, or emergency care. No automated risk scoring or outcome claims are made.