Internal and external triggers worksheet (PDF)

External Triggers

(Person, place event, time, situation, object, Any other…)

Describe your trigger(s)

How do you feel or act in the presence of this trigger?

How risky is this trigger?

Low – Moderate - High

 

Internal Triggers

(Thoughts, Emotions, Memories)

Describe your trigger(s)

How do you feel or act in the presence of this trigger?

How risky is this trigger?

Low – Moderate - High

Thoughts

 

Emotions

Memories

Reference

Menon J. & Kandasamy A. (2018) Relapse prevention. Indian J Psychiatry. 60 (4)473-478.  

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Please note: There may be a more up-to-date and editable version of this worksheet available here which may be more suitable to present to clients if you are a therapist or to use in a classroom as a teacher or guidance counsellor.