Triggers
This is something that increases the urge to use.
What is a trigger?
Being around others who are actively using.
What is a social trigger?
Taking slow, deep breaths to calm the body.
What is grounding (or breathing technique)?
This DBT state balances emotion and logic.
What is Wise Mind?
Not sleeping, isolating, and poor eating increase this.
What is vulnerability to relapse?
These triggers come from inside, like thoughts or emotions.
What are internal triggers?
Major life stress (loss, conflict, job issues) increases risk of this.
What is relapse?
Calling someone instead of using.
What is using a support system?
This skill stands for Stop, Take a step back, Observe, Proceed mindfully.
What is the STOP skill?
“This skill allows you to pause instead of react.”
What is mindfulness?
These triggers come from people, places, or things.
What are external triggers?
Celebrations or “good times” can also trigger use. This is called what type of trigger?
What is a positive trigger?
Replacing substance use with exercise or hobbies.
What is a healthy coping skill?
This skill helps you stay in the present moment.
What is mindfulness?
Cravings usually do this if not acted on.
What is pass or decrease?
You drive past a place where you used before and feel an urge.
What is an external trigger?
A person feels overconfident and stops using coping skills.
What is relapse risk due to overconfidence?
Planning ahead for triggers before they happen.
What is relapse prevention planning?
This distortion is seeing things as all good or all bad.
What is black-and-white thinking?
Isolation increases risk, while this reduces it.
What is connection?
This skill helps you ride out a craving without acting on it.
What is urge surfing?
A client has money, free time, and no accountability.
What is a high-risk environment?
Recognizing early warning signs before relapse occurs.
What is self-awareness (or relapse awareness)?
This distortion assumes you know what others are thinking.
What is mind reading?
Group therapy helps by providing shared experience and this.
What is belonging?