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title: "Relapse prevention"
url: "https://niceday.productfruits.help/en/article/relapse-prevention"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2023-08-23T15:58:43.826Z"
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# Relapse prevention

👀 [When and how to use Relapse Prevention? Check out the Core Intervention: Relapse Prevention](https://niceday.productfruits.help/en/article/core-intervention-relapse-prevention).

### Relapse Prevention Plan

1.  **Signals**
    -   What **physical** signals can you recognize when you are not doing well? *e.g., back pain, headache, fatigue.*
    -   What **psychological** signals can you recognize when you are not doing well? *e.g., overthinking, concentration problems, negative thoughts.* 
    -   What **behavioral** signals can you recognize when you are not doing well? *e.g., poor sleep, withdrawal, not exercising anymore, increased alcohol consumption, overworking, becoming easily angered.*  
         
2.  **Risk Situations**
    -   What are your risk situations? What circumstances increase the chances of a relapse for you? *e.g., peak weeks at work, family disputes, conflicts at work, moving, night shifts, a failed relationship, disappointment.*  
         
3.  **Traps**
    -   What are you inclined to **think** when you are not doing well? *e.g., I am not important, I can't do it anyway.*
    -    What are you inclined to **do** when you are not doing well? *e.g., withdrawing instead of seeking support.*  
         

1.  **Coping Strategies**
    -   What helps you when you are struggling? *e.g., self-encouragement, talking to others, challenging thoughts with a Thought Record, anti-rumination exercises, relaxation, taking breaks, physical activity.*  
         
2.  **Seeking Support or Help**
    -   Who can assist you when you are not doing well, and how can this person support you? *e.g., someone to talk to, someone to laugh with, someone to motivate you, someone who won't judge you.*