Open this during the craving

An urge feels like it will last forever. It won’t. Stay with one breath-paced wave and watch it crest and pass — usually in under two minutes. Nothing here leaves your device.

It’s a simple technique called urge surfing: you ride the craving out instead of fighting it.

The interactive Wave needs JavaScript — but you can urge-surf right now without it:

Sit with the craving instead of fighting it. Breathe slowly — in for 4, hold for 4, out for 6. Notice the urge like a wave: it rises, peaks, and falls on its own, usually within a few minutes. You don’t have to make it go away — you only have to outlast it. Keep breathing until it passes. If it helps, talk to someone.

One exception — drinking. If you drink heavily every day, stopping suddenly can be medically dangerous (seizures). Don’t quit cold turkey alone — here’s why.

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If the craving comes with thoughts of harming yourself, please don’t ride it out alone — reach a real person now. And if you drink heavily every day, stopping suddenly can be medically dangerous; read why that matters before you set a goal.