Substance use recovery / SUR-A04-5
Trigger Context Detective — Review journal
Review an attempt at trigger context detective and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Jordan notices stronger urges after a stressful shift and an empty evening.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A cue is part of a wider sequence rather than proof that use is inevitable.
Before looking back
Choose one ordinary attempt or decide to review the fictional example instead. This journal has no scores, required disclosure, or expectation of progress.
Revisit the practice
Map an ordinary high-risk situation through setting, thoughts, feelings, body cues, and available choices.
Notice context and impact
Record what actually happened, including an unhelpful or neutral outcome. Note resources, power differences, accessibility, and changed conditions rather than attributing everything to personal effort.
Choose a revision
Where could support enter before the urge becomes harder to manage? Keep the approach, change one part, ask for support, or set it aside. A mismatch is useful information.
Prompts for this resource
- What I tried, or what happened in the fictional example:
- What I noticed before, during, and after; what remains uncertain:
- What helped, did not help, or was outside my control:
- Where could support enter before the urge becomes harder to manage? My optional adjustment or support request:
Conceptual background
Substance Use Disorders — National Institutes of Health
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.