Strengthening Your Defense

Healthylife® QuitWell™

Part 5

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Keep practicing the urge tamers you learned in Part 4. These tools can help you get through cravings when they happen.

This section will explore how to manage a lapse and prevent relapse. You will learn about common relapse triggers so you can be on the lookout for them. If you are prepared for a trigger, you are much more likely to respond in a positive way.

You will also learn how lifestyle habits like sleep, physical activity, and nutrition can help you reduce triggers and feel better. These tips are helpful for all stages of quitting.

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QUICK LINKS: PART 5

Managing Slip-Ups

Know Your Triggers

Relapse Rehearsal

Be Assertive

What Assertive Looks Like

Use the L.A.D.D.E.R. Technique

Creative Imagination

Get Enough Sleep

Move Your Body

Nutrition

Review & Prepare

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