Coaching practices for Ride the Wave Urge Management Before Bed
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- In the moment of strongest wanting I decide instantly and it’s already done before I’ve thought
- The urges seem to come out of nowhere, but I’m starting to suspect they don’t
- I either fight the urge with everything I’ve got or I give in — there’s no third option in me.
- When a craving hits it feels like it’ll just keep climbing forever until I give in
- The craving to pour the drink, raid the fridge, send the message lands like it absolutely cannot wait
Practices that may help
- Ride the Wave (Urge Management), Made Practical
"Riding the wave" is a mindfulness-based urge management technique: rather than acting on an urge or fighting it, you observe it as a rising and falling wave of physical sensation, without doing anything. Urges are time-limited; if not acted upon or fought, they peak and subside. The technique has observational support specifically in addiction contexts (urge surfing), and the underlying mechanism — that urges are temporary physiological events — is consistent with mindfulness and DBT research. - Delay action with a time-based contract
Pre-commit to a specific waiting period before acting on any urge — giving the wave time to crest.
Ride the Wave (Urge Management), Made Practical - Map your urge triggers
Know the specific situations, emotions, and states that reliably trigger your urges — so you can intervene before they crest.
Ride the Wave (Urge Management), Made Practical - Urge Surfing: Riding the Wave of a Craving
Urge surfing means treating a craving like a wave — observing it rise, peak, and fall instead of either fighting it or acting on it. Drawn from Alan Marlatt’s mindfulness-based relapse prevention, it works because urges are time-limited and pass on their own when not fed. It is a well-established clinical technique for everyday cravings; for serious addiction, it belongs alongside professional support, not instead of it. - Observe without obeying
Watch the urge fully — feel its pull, note its strength — without doing anything it demands.
Ride the Wave (Urge Management), Made Practical - Understand the anatomy of an urge
Learn that urges have a beginning, a peak, and an end — and that acting on or fighting them changes the arc.
Ride the Wave (Urge Management), Made Practical - Urge Surfing: Riding Out the Impulse Without Acting
Treat an urge to act impulsively like a wave — observe it rise and fall without being swept away.
The STOP Skill: A DBT Technique for Crisis Moments - Ride the wave to its peak and down
Watch the urge rise, crest, and fall without acting — like a wave you are surfing.
Urge Surfing: Riding the Wave of a Craving - Locate the urge in your body
Track where the urge lives physically — in tension, heat, agitation — rather than engaging with the thought that wants you to act.
Ride the Wave (Urge Management), Made Practical - Build urge tolerance over time
Deliberately expose yourself to urges without acting on them — tolerance grows with repeated, successful riding.
Ride the Wave (Urge Management), Made Practical
Related concerns
- Ride The Wave Urge Management As A Caregiver
"Riding the wave" is a mindfulness-based urge management technique: rather than acting on an urge or fighting it, you observe it as a rising and falling wave of physical sensation, without doing anything. Urges are time-limited; if not acted upon or fought, they peak and subside. The technique has observational support specifically in addiction contexts (urge surfing), and the underlying mechanism — that urges are temporary physiological events — is consistent with mindfulness and DBT research.
- Ride The Wave Urge Management At Work
"Riding the wave" is a mindfulness-based urge management technique: rather than acting on an urge or fighting it, you observe it as a rising and falling wave of physical sensation, without doing anything. Urges are time-limited; if not acted upon or fought, they peak and subside. The technique has observational support specifically in addiction contexts (urge surfing), and the underlying mechanism — that urges are temporary physiological events — is consistent with mindfulness and DBT research.
- Ride The Urge
Track where the urge lives physically — in tension, heat, agitation — rather than engaging with the thought that wants you to act.
Locate the urge in your body
- Ride The Wave Urge Management After A Loss
"Riding the wave" is a mindfulness-based urge management technique: rather than acting on an urge or fighting it, you observe it as a rising and falling wave of physical sensation, without doing anything. Urges are time-limited; if not acted upon or fought, they peak and subside. The technique has observational support specifically in addiction contexts (urge surfing), and the underlying mechanism — that urges are temporary physiological events — is consistent with mindfulness and DBT research.
- Ride The Wave Urge Surfing
"Riding the wave" is a mindfulness-based urge management technique: rather than acting on an urge or fighting it, you observe it as a rising and falling wave of physical sensation, without doing anything. Urges are time-limited; if not acted upon or fought, they peak and subside. The technique has observational support specifically in addiction contexts (urge surfing), and the underlying mechanism — that urges are temporary physiological events — is consistent with mindfulness and DBT research.
- Riding Out An Urge
Treat an urge to act impulsively like a wave — observe it rise and fall without being swept away.
Urge Surfing: Riding Out the Impulse Without Acting
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