Build a Lapse Response Plan Before It Is Needed
Create a lapse response plan that reduces all-or-nothing relapse risk.
The client believes one drink means total failure and is afraid to tell anyone if it happens. Relapse prevention: anticipate high-risk situations, interrupt all-or-nothing thinking, and return to support quickly. The common trap is waiting until after a lapse to invent the plan, when shame and craving are already high. Define lapse language Write: A lapse is a warning event, not proof that recovery is over. The sentence is not denial. It prevents the client from converting one event into an identity. Name immediate safety No driving, move away from supply, eat or hydrate, and use naloxone or emergency steps…
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