Guess the Diagnosis?
This condition affects concentration, impulsivity and disorganized thinking
ADHD/ADD
Just For _______
Today
Name or describe a grounding strategy
5-4-3-2-1, using ice, breathing techniques, body scans, name 10 objects in the room
Name a common holiday trigger
Loneliness, family conflict, others using at events/parties, financial stress, lack of routine or available supports
Drinking this regularly help energy and mood
WATER
This diagnosis involves excessive worry
Anxiety
Progress,
Not Perfection
Doing something else to get your mind off using is called what?
Distraction
Name a strategy for managing conflict with family/friends over the holidays
Take space, limit time, have an exit plan
What is coping ahead?
Preparing/planning ahead on how to cope with triggers in advance like being offered substances
This diagnosis involves lack of pleasure and/or interest in activities that were once enjoyable
Depression
Let go and
Let be/ Let God
This craving technique teaches you to observe the urge rise and fall like a wave
Urge Surfing
Give an example of a financial/material boundary you may set during the holidays
Having a budget, not lending friends money, not sharing personal items or only allowing certain items to be shared
Self-care
A mental health disorder that includes schizophrenia and a mood disorder symptoms?
Schizoaffective disorder
One Day...
At A Time
Describe & demonstrate a breathing technique
box breathing, alternate nostril breathing, 4-7-8 breathing, belly breathing etc
Share 3 coping skills you can use on the unit over the holidays
Reading, puzzles, games, movies, deep breathing, asking for staff support, calling friends or family, having visits, using PRNs, body scan, meditation, keeping a schedule
Describe mindfulness or give an example
Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment without judgement
ex. when feeling stressed at a gathering you take some deep breaths focusing on the sensation in your nose and body
This diagnosis involves hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking.
Schizophrenia
What is the serenity prayer?
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
This skill teaches you to notice unhelpful thoughts and replace it with something more balanced
Cognitive reframing/ CBT/ Thought reframing
Describe an "emergency plan" for when holiday triggers feel overwhelming
Leave the situation, call support/sponsor, grounding, safety plan, distraction, avoid
Share 3 ways you will support one another over the holidays
Playing games together, checking-in, giving support, respecting each other's boundaries, not romanticizing substance use, being kind to one another, etc