Don’t Eat (or Drink) Your Feelings Recognizing what triggers
your bad habits is important, especially around the holidays,
says Day. Many people use "HALT" an acronym for "Hungry, Angry,
Lonely, Tired" to remember that these feelings often cause
relapses. Anger, especially, is one of the biggest triggers for
recovering addicts and it’s not unusual for it to surface during
the holidays, says Jones. "People expect family gatherings to be
great and wonderful, and then they get angry when they turn out
to be stressful, which triggers unhealthy habits," he says. If
you train yourself to recognize these triggers before you start
eating or drinking, you can slow down to realize that you are
letting your emotions get the best of you.