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Bridge-Burning with spending
• Cut up credit cards (if you need to keep one, freeze it in water so it will take longer to
• Have someone trustworthy keep your excess money when urges are high.
• Establish a “waiting period” that you must adhere to before making a decision to buy any nonessential item.
• Stay away from stores, the mall, online shopping, and/or TV shopping. List other ways of Bridge-Burning with spending:
Bridge-Burning with unhealthy and/or hopeless relationships
• Erase the other person’s number from your phone.
• Block the other person’s number or get a new number.
• Route emails from the other person to your junk mail folder or block them altogether. • Tell anyone and everyone that you have moved on from the relationship.
• Fill your free time with activities and healthy people.
List other ways of Bridge-Burning with hopeless relationships:
Bridge-Burning with overeating
• Keep binge and “comfort” foods out of your home.
• Dish out your portions and put the rest away before eating.
• Avoid “all-you-can-eat” restaurants and buffets.
• Eat multiple times a day, mindfully, including healthy snacks.
List other ways of Bridge-Burning with overeating:
Bridge-Burning with gambling
• Avoid places where gambling occurs.
• Limit your access to cash and credit that can be used for gambling.
• Have someone trustworthy hold on to your money when urges are high. • Block internet access to gambling websites.
access it or have someone trustworthy hold it for you).
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