for Anxiety
An item that is often used to occupy your hands & increase focus.
What is a fidget toy?
Attending a ________ to talk about recovery & addiction.
What is support group? (AA, NA, CR, etc.)
Disengaging from a conflict.
What is stepping away?
Running, hiking, sports, and yoga are all forms of _________.
What is exercise?
Writing down your thoughts and feelings.
What is journalling?
What is breathing?
A person who asks how your recovery is going.
What is an accountability partner?
Using physical activity to release energy.
What is exercise?
Repeating positive truths about yourself.
What is affirmations?
Using a rubiks cube, holding ice, cooking, cleaning, building legos, and playing a game to distract from your thoughts.
Ignore & distract with physical stimuli
Writing down your thoughts and feelings.
What is journaling?
"Riding" the temptation to use substances.
Urge Surfing
Throwing ____ in at a wall in a non-destructive manner.
Engaging in conversation and activities with other people.
What is socializing?
Challenging your own beliefs and experiences for truth.
Reality testing (alone)
Using certain _____ practices to increase your connection to the physical world / reality and "get you out of your head".
What is grounding?
Setting a specific set of tasks and activities to follow each day.
What is a schedule?
Getting out aggression in a safe environment.
What is punching a pillow or soft item?
Petting a dog, hugging a friend, cuddling a partner, and squeezing a stuffed animal are all forms of ______.
Asking someone to confirm your beliefs or experiences.
Reality testing (with someone else)
Changing your perspective or thoughts.
What is reframing?
Instead of using substances, you are _________ that "high" with new skills and activities.
What is replacing?
A set of items to help someone think clearly after an argument or conflict.
What is a calming kit?
Following the same pattern of tasks & activities each day.
What is a routine?
Analyzing your thoughts, beliefs, and experiences by producing evidence. Sometimes done on a worksheet.
Thoughts on Trial