Reminder Card

Marlatt (1985):256

1. Stop Look and Listen
2. Keep Calm
3. Renew Your Commitment
4. Review the situation leading up to the relapse
5. Make an immediate plan for recovery
6. Ask for help.

Marlatt (2002)

1. Stop, look, and listen.
2. Carry out the Lapse Management Plan
3. Keep Calm.
4. Renew Commitment. A
5. Review the situation leading up to the lapse.

Maltz (2008)

1. 1. Stop what you are doing and admit you are in a danger zone.
2. 2. Get away from porn thoughts and materials.
3. 3. Calm yourself physiologically and emotionally.
4. 4. Reach out for supportive help as quickly as possible.
5. 5. Reaffirm your commitment to your recovery

The five strategies—stop, get away, calm, reach out, and reaffirm—give you a proactive and effective way of getting out of a relapse.

References:

Marlatt, G. A., & Gordon, J. R. (1985). Relapse prevention : maintenance strategies in the treatment of addictive behaviors. Guilford Press.

Marlatt, G., Parks, G., & Witkiewitz, K. (2002). Clinical Guidelines for Implementing Relapse Prevention Therapy A Guideline Developed for the Behavioral Health Recovery Management Project. Behavioral Health Management Project.

Maltz, W., & Maltz, L. (2008). The porn trap : the essential guide to overcoming problems caused by pornography. Collins.