Dealing with Urges
General tips from GYE Members
Nip it in the bud
#wilnevergiveup:
Someone wrote "it feels like I am turning in the whirlpool of a toilet being flushed, you know where you are going to end up and there is little to do to stop it."
When this happens, I need to grab onto something before it's too late. The hard part is that when we are turning in the toilet it's very hard to stop and think.
I don't really have a good strategy for this and in the passed when I ended up this far I haven't been able to climb out. I guess the trick is not to end up here. The main idea here is to nip it as early as you can. We all fall into the trap of "if I give in a little, it will leave me alone for a while". I don't really know why after all this time we still fall for it...
I don't know anyone who fell who didn't first give in a little. On the other hand, anyone who succeeds does so by saying no.[1]
See also DISARM.