Hey!
I am one day away from a week myself (for the first time) and I just wanted to mention what I am learning for anyone else who is struggling:
First, try to find a different activity to do. During the times I normally might relapse, I have been exercising. I had never really liked exercising, but I found that exercising outside with things like running, sqwats, lifting logs or rocks and things like that feel more natural to me and is actually something I like to do now. If you never liked exercising you could try doing it in your own way. Yet you donāt have to exercise. There are so many other distracting activities you can take up. If you havenāt tried one, I urge you to try it. And if you have, try something again.
The other thing is, be aware of when you get urges or commonly relapse and what triggers them. When these things happen (if they are unavoidable like going to sleep or something) then make sure you are prepared, think ahead. When the urges come, be already prepared to mentally fight back those thoughts. Donāt let the evil win. You DO have that power. Harness it. Use it. Push back the urge. ā Think that to yourself as you fight them off.
Finally: You CAN do it. You may slip up (donāt we slip up at everything every once and awhile?), but you DO have the ability and the power to fight back. YOU CAN DO ITā¦now you need to believe that yourselfā¦
Answer my 2 questions and remember if you relapsed any time during the week mention the number of day and hours. If only hours, thats ok. Mention them anyway.