What did you learn about addiction, behavior changing, and abstinence through this project?What are your initial thoughts / feelings about this project?

Behavioral Change Project : This exercise is designed to help you experience some of the feelings/thoughts that individuals with SUD experience when they quit their drug or behavior of choice.
Write a “Goodbye Letter to my Behavior:” Written in the first person to the
substance/behavior from which you are abstaining, will be due before the abstinence period begins.
o What substitutes will you employ for this substance / behavior.
o Obstacles you anticipate arising over the next 5 weeks that may interfere with your
abstinence.
o Supports that you will use to help you achieve abstinence.
o What you anticipate will be the most difficult part of this experience.
o What are your initial thoughts / feelings about this project?
• Reflection paper: This is to be a 2 to 3 page paper describing the experience:
o What obstacles occurred through the course of the 6 weeks?
o What did you notice triggers the cravings for this substance / behavior?
o What was your stage of change at the beginning of this project?
o What is your stage of change now?
o In what ways did abstaining impact you? Physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually
o How did your support system help or hurt you in your abstinence?
o What did you learn about addiction, behavior changing, and abstinence through this
project?