Think about your thoughts
This is what can happen when we change an unhelpful thought into a more balanced thought.
What is our emotions and/or behavior might change?
In the Matrix, what color pill does Neo take?
The red pill
This is the process of returning to substance use after a period of abstinence
What is relapse
What western Colorado town is famous for its peaches?
Palisade
The practice of taking ownership of your choices, behaviors, and their outcomes
What is taking accountability?
Draw the CBT triangle on the board.
Thoughts ---> emotions ----> behaviors
What Marvel film features the snap that eliminates half of all life in the universe?
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
A person sees an old using friend and immediately thinks "one time won't hurt". This is an example of what type of relapse warning sign?
Mt. Elbert: 14,433ft
True
Internal mental filters or biased ways of thinking that cause people to perceive reality inaccurately.
What are cognitive distortions?
Who directed Psycho (1960)
Alfred Hitchcock
Why can keeping busy sometimes help with cravings?
It can redirect attention and reduce time spent focusing on the urge
What year did Colorado become a state?
1876
"Progress, not perfection" means this in recovery
Recovery is about making consistent improvements rather than expecting yourself to be perfect.
The term for thinking about your thinking
What is metacognition?
The the Silence of the Lambs (1991), what is Hanibal Lecter's profession?
A psychiatrist
A craving or urge feels extremely strong. Name 3 things a person can do instead of using.
Call someone, leave the situation, exercise, distract themselves, practice mindfulness, attend a meeting, eat/rest, use grounding, or wait it out.
Colorado is home to the worlds highest______
The Royal Gorge bridge - 1,053 ft above the Arkansas river
You want to do this in order to prepare coping strategies before encountering them.
What is identify triggers.
A person thinks "I've already messed up, so I might as well use." What type of thinking is this?
All-or-nothing thinking
Who is the actress who plays the final girl in the Scream franchise?
Neve Campbell
A collection of coping skills, therapeutic strategies, and behavioral plans designed to help individuals maintain recovery and avoid returning to substance use, mental health symptoms, or destructive habits.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
What is the state bird?
Lark Bunting
True: Positive events can still create stress, changes in routine, emotional highs, or overconfidence that increase vulnerability.