Refusal skills
Acronyms
Warning Signs
AA
Cognitive Distortions
100
Jerry: "want a beer"
Michael: "Why don't we go for a walk instead?"
This type of refusal skill is called?
Suggest an alternative
100
HALT
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.
100
Happy, sad, frustrated, excited, anxious, joyful, etc
Emotions/feelings
100
Desire to stop drinking.
The requirement for membership
100
Guessing what someone else is thinking, when they may not be thinking that
Mindreading
200
Direct eye contact
200
HOW
Honest, Open-minded, and Willing
200
Joe: "who needs friends, and family. I am better off without them."
Isolating.
200
"Friend of Bill"
Less than secret code for AA meetings.
200
Overestimating the likelihood that an action will have a negative outcome.
Negative Predictions
300
Jerry: "I think I am going to the bar after work. It has been a very hard day and I need to chill."
Michael: "I heard the new supervisor is starting work next week."
Changing the subject
300
PAIN
Pause And Invite New
300
"I can't remember the last time I took a shower, or brush my teeth."
Neglecting appearance.
300
God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
The Serenity Prayer.
300
Thinking of unpleasant events as catastrophes
Catastrophizing
400
Jerry: "take this joint!"
Michael: "not right now."
Avoid vague answers or excuses
400
KISS
Keep It Simple, Spirituality.
400
"I am just skipping this meeting and yoga this week. I will re-start next week"
Neglecting recovery practices.
400
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Step 9
400
Remembering losing your place for a few seconds while giving a talk but not remembering the huge clap you got at the end.
Negatively biased recall of social encounters
500
Jerry: "Are you ready for a beer now?"
Michael: "Jerry, I don't drink anymore. Please stop."
Ask the person to stop offering your a drink or drugs
500
ABC
Acceptance, Belief, Change.
500
"I just need a little bit. Just enough to make me more talkative, and friendly, and comfortable around this people."
Romanticizing substance usage.
500
"YETS"
Illustrate the progress of alcoholism/addiction.
500
Believing the same rules that apply to others should not apply to you
Entitlement beliefs