Communication
A style of communication involving a lack of respect for self and high respect for others, with lack of eye contact, that often includes going along with others.
What is Passive Communication Style?
An expectation set about how other's are to interact with you.
What is a Boundary?
A common grounding skill in which involves imagining a four sided figure and breathing as you trace those lines.
What is Box Breathing? (or Square Breathing)
What is Humor?
A feeling which is also present and feeding anger.
What is an Underlying Emotion?
A style of communication involving cutting comments, changes in body language, and undermining other's points of view, often including sarcasm.
What is Passive Aggressive Communication?
A boundary style in which all influences are accepted.
What are Porus Boundaries?
What is a practice which often involves soothing music, envisioning a soothing environment, and focusing on one's inner being.
What is meditation?
People with this value respect other's dignity and consistently shares sincere actions and words with the people around them.
What is Trustworthiness?
A stimulus to one's anger, part of the initial stage of the anger cycle.
What is a Trigger?
A term used to describe a phrase that is useful in confrontation, in order to reduce blame and take accountability for one's own role in a conflict.
What is an 'I' Statement?
A boundary style in which no influences are accepted.
What are Rigid Boundaries.
What is Journaling?
This value has high regard for clear-mindedness as a result of lack of substance abuse, and the journey to get there.
What is Sobriety?
Includes attempts to be alone with one's anger, lack of contact with others, and a lack of resolution to the initial incident. Part of the Prelapse Phase.
What is Isolating?
A style of communication that conveys high levels of respect for both self and others.
What is Assertive Communication Style?
A boundary style in which negative influences are kept out and positive influences are allowed in.
What are Healthy Boundaries?
A coping skill involving repetitive meaningless movements, often with a toy or other aid.
What is fidgeting?
This value embraces imagination and artistry, endorsing production of works that enhance their life experience.
What is Creativity?
The act of playing down events or one's role in events, part of the post-relapse phase in which one is dealing with consequences.
What is minimizing?
A useful skill in enforcing boundaries, which assertively declines an expectation.
What are 'No Skills'?
A coping skill involving going to friends, family, or supportive staff to discuss an issue, vent, and/or brainstorm a solution.
What is Talking to Someone?
What is Security?
Part of the Lapse Phase, this involves thinking and planning the eventual acting out.
What is Fantasizing?