ADDICTION RECOVERY HOMEWORK FORM

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2. How were you feeling just before you felt like drinking or drugging?
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3. What were you telling yourself just before you started to drink or drug? (Look for additional, hidden thoughts.)
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4. What did you do?
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5. Which thoughts led to which addictive feelings and behaviors? What was the chain of thoughts, feelings, and actions?
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6. What could you have told yourself?
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7. What could you have done?
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8. What emotions could you have pushed yourself to feel?
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9. How do you feel now about what happened?
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