Now that you've gotten the tools you need to manage yourself physically, psychologically and socially. What happens next? Well, let's first talk about the inevitable triggers, you're going to be triggered often, more often in the beginning. But rest assured, over time, you'll find the triggers to be less than less. But just saying that doesn't help you right here. And right now, when you get that trigger later today or tomorrow, let's talk about what to do.

Remember earlier in the course, how we talked about getting rid of the things that might trigger you. Hopefully, you've done that already. And if you haven't, you should make sure to revisit that lecture in the beginning of the course. But even getting rid of things that might trigger you won't stop the triggers altogether. But just know this is a normal part of the process and the more prepared you are, the better the outcome. What you'll need to do is make a list of things you can do when you feel triggered.

Post it somewhere or document these things in an easy to access place like your phone. For example, you might put things like, call a friend, go for a walk, go shopping, work out, take a shower, ride your bike, make this list and make it interesting, easy and fun. You can even put simple things like watch TV or listen to music or even sleep, you'll need to have a mix of things on there long and short. And depending on how bad the trigger is, that will direct you on what activity to do. For example, if the trigger is relatively small, and you know you can get over it pretty fast, you might just go for a short walk. But if the trigger is a big one, you might need to get yourself out of the house for a while.

Force yourself to go work out or maybe go swimming. So go ahead and start your list now. And I'll see you in the next lecture when we talk about poker acute withdrawal syndrome