Tools

Decisional Balance

Recovery

MI 4-quadrant grid — weighted pros/cons of using vs stopping

Four quadrants of ambivalence — weighted 1–5. Most clients fill the obvious cells fast; the work is in cons of stopping, where the real fear hides. Tally surfaces which way the weight is actually tipping.

Pros of continuing
what using gives me
0
Cons of continuing
what it costs me
0
Pros of stopping
what I gain by quitting
0
Cons of stopping
what I'm afraid I'll lose
0
Weight toward staying same
0
Weight toward change
0