The Triggers Are Everywhere

I used to tell myself that my relapses were caused by a trigger.

But nowadays I can see clearly how based in helplessness this idea is. If you believe that triggers can cause you to relapse, you are letting the addicted part of the mind (APOTM) walk all over you.

Triggers do not cause relapses. It is how we deal with our own mind that matters. Every time you experience a compulsive desire and experience the temporary discomfort without acting on it - you change your neural pathways.

The 5-Fact script is designed very specifically to enable people to think through their choice in a rational way in these moments of compulsive desire.

This provides people with the opportunity to change their neural pathways correctly and stop worrying about what to do if they get triggered by something. If you would like to learn more about how triggers are not the cause of relapse, give our latest podcast episode a listen.