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Urge Surfing Worksheet
A mindfulness-based relapse prevention exercise teaching clients how to ride out cravings, urges, and emotional impulses like waves without reacting or giving in.
Clinical Rationale & Therapeutic Use
Developed by Alan Marlatt, urge surfing uses interoceptive exposure to break conditioned cue-reactivity loops, showing clients that cravings crest and subside naturally within 20–30 minutes.
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