Nowadays when I'm triggered the need is impulsive. Though I haven't done it on a while. Often, if I can control it enough I will say to myself, if you still feel like this by tomorrow morning (or whatever time limit you set), then I will do it.
That's the only planning I really do. I obsess over it sometimes and before it get's out of hand sometimes I will try to keep preoccupied to take my mind off of it.