H.a.l.t.
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H.a.l.t.
Today, as I stood by the stove getting dinner ready after a long, challenging day at work, I heard the wine witch in my ear. I saw in my mind's eye the glass in the cupboard. My mind started doing an internal movie reel of why I should and can - somewhere a level above all that another voice said think of "HALT" what does that mean again? And I remembered
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired
And I said am I any of these things right now? And yes, I realized I was a little angry and a lot tired. The wine witch went away. I put the kettle on the boil and promised myself a cup of tea on the couch alone for a few minutes.
I have read about this but wow, it really does happen. If anyone out there is experiencing a craving try it! HALT - just stop and think it through:
Rosalia
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired
And I said am I any of these things right now? And yes, I realized I was a little angry and a lot tired. The wine witch went away. I put the kettle on the boil and promised myself a cup of tea on the couch alone for a few minutes.
I have read about this but wow, it really does happen. If anyone out there is experiencing a craving try it! HALT - just stop and think it through:
Rosalia
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Originally Posted by Thepatman 
It works every single time for me. Loneliness is the toughest for me, so I come here and hang out with my SR family.
Seems to work
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I was talking to a friend on Saturday and he asked me how I was doing. I said I was sort of lonely. He asked if I was hungry, angry or tired too…LOL We laughed and said you really have to watch it when you have two out of the four.
Just being able to tell someone I am lonely is amazing to me today. I would never have admitting that in the past. I guess I felt it was a sign of weakness. I felt the same way about anger, I never said I was angry, that meant I was not capable of handling or dealing with something. I would wait until I really could not handle it or cope and exploded at everything and everyone in my path.
Today being able to identify HALT is a good way to make a decision on where to go from there. If you are hungry, eat. If you are tired, get some rest. If you are angry or lonely, call a friend and talk it out. Discuss what is going on and find a solution instead of living in the problem.
Just being able to tell someone I am lonely is amazing to me today. I would never have admitting that in the past. I guess I felt it was a sign of weakness. I felt the same way about anger, I never said I was angry, that meant I was not capable of handling or dealing with something. I would wait until I really could not handle it or cope and exploded at everything and everyone in my path.
Today being able to identify HALT is a good way to make a decision on where to go from there. If you are hungry, eat. If you are tired, get some rest. If you are angry or lonely, call a friend and talk it out. Discuss what is going on and find a solution instead of living in the problem.
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