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Surf an urge until it passes

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  1. 1

    Notice and name it.

    "An urge is here." Third person, like weather. Naming creates the gap between impulse and hand.

  2. 2

    Find it in the body.

    Chest, stomach, skin? Urges are physical. Locating the sensation turns a command into an observation.

  3. 3

    Breathe into it for ninety seconds.

    Slow breaths, attention on the sensation, watching it rise. The peak feels permanent; it is not.

  4. 4

    Ride the crest without acting.

    Most urges break within a few minutes like a wave. You are not fighting it, you are outlasting it.

  5. 5

    Move when it recedes.

    Stand up, change rooms, start the replacement activity. The wave will return smaller; each surfed urge weakens the next.

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