Substance use recovery / SUR-A06-1
The Next Ten Minutes — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind the next ten minutes and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Jordan plans to leave a stressful conversation and call a trusted support.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A short plan can reduce the burden of deciding everything at once.
The idea
A short plan can reduce the burden of deciding everything at once.
An ordinary example
Jordan plans to leave a stressful conversation and call a trusted support.
What this can look like
Create an if-then plan for one manageable urge window, including an accessible activity and a person to contact.
Check the fit
Which step is realistic when attention and energy are limited? You may disagree with the framing, use fiction, or decide that this approach is not useful today.
A useful distinction
A return to use is information for reassessing care and support, not a verdict on personal worth.
Prompts for this resource
- What part of this idea makes sense to me?
- Which step is realistic when attention and energy are limited?
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.