Protective factors
Ability to talk about problems and ask for practical help
What is Social Support
Is an avocado a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit,
Feelings, individuals, or situations that cause your brain to crave substances; if you are unaware of them they could be a factor for relapse.
Triggers
A refusal to acknowledge a real situation.
Denial
A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique
Mindfulness
Adequate exercise or physical activity and a balanced and healthy diet.
What is Physical Health?
who was experiment 626
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Lapse vs Relapse
Lapse: One time return to an addictive behavior
Relapse: A return to an addictive lifestyle
Justifying illogical, unreasonable ideas, actions or feelings by developing acceptable explanations.
Rationalization
The practice of taking an active role in regularly doing things that improve your well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress
self-care
Belief that ones self has value and acceptance of personal flaws, weaknesses, and mistakes.
What is Self-Esteem?
A state of mind where you are thankful and taking notice of the good things in your life, rather than focusing on the bad
gratitude
The stages of relapse in order
Emotional, mental, physical
Transferring the feelings associated from one source t
o another that is considered less threatening.
Displacement
Getting support from a neutral person who can help with mental health and addiction concerns
therapy or counseling
These thoughts are harmful in recovery and can be things we tell ourselves to talk us into using again
Relapse justification thoughts
bonus: 100pts to anyone willing to share a time when they had a justification thought
How many bones do sharks have?
0
Stress management, emotion regulation, social support, spirituality, self-care
Relapse prevention strategies
Transferring unacceptable feelings or impulses to another.
Projection
Doing or thinking about something different when you feel yourself being triggered to use substances
Opposite Action
How could over commitment lead to relapse?
This can lead to feeling overloaded and under pressure.
increased stress that promotes escapism
encourages grandiosity and wishful thinking in high risk situations
recovery is not a race- it can set unrealistic expectations for recovery.
What type of fish is Nemo?
a clown fish
What HALT stands for
Hunger, Anger, Loneliness & Tiredness
Forgetting a memory in the conscious mind by pulling it into the unconscious
Repression
Phrases you can say to yourself to help you get through distressing situations
Affirmations or positive self-talk