Worksheet
Addiction Recovery: Triggers & Coping Skills
This free addiction recovery worksheet helps individuals identify triggers, track urges, and develop practical coping tools that support long-term recovery. Designed for use in individual or group settings, the worksheet encourages reflection on values, goals, and emotional patterns like shame, resentment, and loss of control.
How to Use This Worksheet
This worksheet is designed to help clients build awareness of their triggers and strengthen coping strategies during every stage of recovery. Clients can use the urge log to track situations that challenge their sobriety and reflect on their emotional responses and chosen coping tools. Therapists can incorporate this tool into individual sessions, group therapy, or assign it between sessions to encourage daily accountability and real-time insight.
Who It’s For
This worksheet is ideal for individuals navigating substance use recovery, including those managing alcohol, drug, or behavioral addictions. It can also support clients in early recovery, relapse prevention, or those who are developing a more structured self-care plan to stay grounded and aligned with their values.
Expected Outcomes
- Greater awareness of emotional and environmental triggers
- Improved ability to interrupt automatic responses with intentional coping strategies
- Stronger alignment with values, goals, and long-term recovery intentions
- More productive therapy sessions using real-life examples and daily reflections
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References
Marlatt, G. A., & Donovan, D. M. (Eds.). (2005). Relapse prevention: Maintenance strategies in the treatment of addictive behaviors (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
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