Independent companion to SMART Recovery
Use general cognitive-behavioral self-management tools in your Rule of Life and open SMART’s official handbook/handouts for the complete current program.
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Official handbook ↗Official handouts ↗Four recovery capacities
Motivation
Keep reasons for change visible and compare short-term urges with long-term values.
Urge coping
Delay action, change the environment, contact support, and let urges rise and fall without feeding them.
Flexible thinking and behavior
Test rigid beliefs, distinguish facts from interpretations, and choose more effective responses.
Balanced living
Build sleep, connection, health, purpose, recreation, work, and meaning so recovery has something to protect.
Event → belief → consequence → alternative
This is an original generic CBT-style reflection, not a copied SMART worksheet.