BIPOLAR SOBER / RELAPSE PLANS / CHRONIC PAIN
IT HURTS. YOU WANT A BREAK.
MY SOBRIETY PLAN FOR PAIN FLARES & HARD BODY DAYS.
01 / PAIN & DRINKING
WHAT I WANT
RELIEF FROM.
[Write about your pain, its impact, and the role alcohol has played.]
02 / MY RELAPSE WARNING SIGNS
WHEN PAIN
STARTS BARGAINING.
THE BODY PART
[Write the pain situations that tend to bring up drinking urges.]
THE EMOTIONAL PART
[Write about frustration, limitations, exhaustion, or your own experience.]
03 / MY FLARE-DAY PLAN
WORK WITH
TODAY’S BODY.
MY ESTABLISHED PAIN PLAN
[Add the care instructions and options agreed with your clinician.]
WHAT CAN WAIT
[Write the expectations and tasks you can adjust on a flare day.]
SUPPORT I CAN ASK FOR
[Write the practical help you need and who you can ask.]
MY DRINKING-URGE PLAN
[Write your immediate actions when pain brings up an urge to drink.]
04 / WHEN THE PLAN NEEDS HELP
WHO DO
I CONTACT?
MY RECOVERY SUPPORT
[Add contacts and your backup.]
MY MEDICAL CONTACTS & INSTRUCTIONS
[Add clinician-provided guidance for changing symptoms and urgent care.]