Gaining Perspective
Situations I am unable to change.
What is practicing acceptance?
Putting aside feelings that get in our way and instead focusing on what really matters.
What is focusing on effectiveness?
What is withdrawal?
Focusing on the importance of the long-view and perspective taking to guide the recovery process.
What is developing a recovery vision?
Awareness of the present moment in a nonjudgmental way.
What is mindfulness?
Give 2 examples of reframing.
1.
2.
Give 5 examples of good social skills
1. smiling
2. eye contact
3. head nodding
4. relaxed but good posture
5. personal space
The brain wants more and more dopamine when a substance is used chronically.
What is tolerance?
This too shall pass.
What is understanding impermanence?
Give 5 examples of practicing self-care
1. practicing good hygiene
2. eating foods full of nutrients
3. exercising
4. seeing loved ones
5. drinking water
What is cultivating positive states?
When in a conversation with someone important to me, it is important to ask what they are looking for from me.
What is demonstrating understanding?
Anger, denial, persistent feelings of sadness and despair, flashbacks, unpredictable emotions, physical symptoms such as nausea and headache, avoidance of people, places, and things, and feelings of shame, guilt, isolation, and hopelessness
What are trauma responses?
Give 5 examples of how to create an optimal environment?
1. creating boundaries
2. cleaning up after yourself
3. making to-do lists
4. having a structured routine
5. having a substance-free home
Describe the prefrontal cortex.
What is the area of the brain that is the logic center, the CEO of the brain, where we control our rational thought process, engage impulse control, and needs to be on in order to learn?
I love my friend because they are always there for me. However, I don't support some of the things they do.
What is practicing attached detachment?
Name the 4 attachment styles.
1. Secure
2. Avoidant
3. Anxious/Ambivalent
4. Disorganized
This population has a higher prevalence of tobacco use disorder, by far, than any other segment of the population.
What is a person with mental health disorders?
Name them, notice how they feel in your body, step away from the story, and sponsor them with self-compassion.
What is experiencing difficult emotions?
The system that is activated when you get surprised.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
These two neurotransmitters are released when we engage in positive mental states.
What are serotonin and dopamine?
To think greater than how you feel.
What is focusing on effectiveness?
Suspiciousness, paranoid ideas, or uneasiness with others, trouble thinking clearly and logically, withdrawing socially and spending a lot more time alone, unusual or overly intense ideas, strange feelings, or a lack of feelings, decline in self-care or personal hygiene.
What are the warning signs of psychosis?
The opposite of addiction.
What is connection?
Explain the process of engaging your prefrontal cortex from a state of escalation.
1. escalated
2. engage mindfulness - notice you are escalated
3. activate parasympathetic nervous system.
4. Engage PFC and participate in self-care