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SMART DISARM — Destructive Images Refusal
Name the seductive image your addict brain sells you and play the whole tape
Destructive Images and Self-talk Awareness & Refusal Method. Name the seductive image the addicted brain sells you — then draw the whole story, including the ending it always leaves out.
The image / thought the urge sends me
Name it (give this voice a name — 'The Salesman', 'The Ex', etc.)
Play the tape all the way through
First 10 min
First hour
Next morning
The week after
What the image conveniently leaves out
My refusal line (rehearse out loud)
The pitch is always partial
The addict brain shows you the first sip. It never shows you 3 a.m. It's your job to add those scenes back in.