STRESS & ANGER
This simple coping strategy involves slowly inhaling and exhaling to help your body calm down.
What is deep breathing?
People you can turn to for encouragement, assistance, or guidance.
What is a support system?
Changes in sleep, mood, behavior, or thinking that may signal you're beginning to struggle.
What are warning signs?
Something specific you want to accomplish and work toward.
What is a goal?
You're beginning to feel frustrated during group and notice your body becoming tense.
What is use a coping skill?
Taking this temporary action during an argument can prevent you from saying something you'll regret.
What is taking a break/walking away?
Doing this when a problem becomes difficult to manage alone is a healthy recovery skill, not a sign of failure.
What is asking for help?
Becoming unusually irritated by small things may be an example of this type of warning sign.
What is an emotional warning sign?
A healthy strategy used to manage stress, difficult emotions, or symptoms.
What is a coping skill?
You don't understand something your treatment team is discussing with you.
What is ask questions or ask for clarification?
Tight muscles, a racing heart, sweating, or feeling restless may be physical signs of this emotion.
What is stress?
Doctors, therapists, nurses, case managers, and rehabilitation staff are examples of this type of support.
What is professional support?
Avoiding people and activities you normally participate in may be this warning sign.
What is isolation or withdrawal?
Continuing to work toward your goals even after experiencing difficulties or setbacks.
What is perseverance?
Someone says something that makes you angry, and you feel like responding immediately.
What is pause and calm down before responding?
This skill involves stopping yourself before reacting and considering what might happen because of your actions.
What is thinking before acting?
A healthy support person should encourage your progress while also doing this when you make an unhealthy choice.
What is holding you accountable?
The best time to respond to warning signs is generally at this stage, before symptoms become severe.
What is early?
Accepting your role in your choices and actions instead of automatically blaming other people.
What is accountability?
You've noticed that you're sleeping less, isolating more, and becoming increasingly irritable.
What is recognize my warning signs and seek support?
The ability to experience strong emotions without allowing those emotions to completely control your behavior.
What is emotional regulation?
This recovery skill means identifying in advance exactly who you can contact when warning signs begin to increase.
What is developing a support plan?
Recognizing your own changes in thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and physical reactions requires this ability.
What is self-awareness?
The ability to recover, adjust, and continue moving forward after experiencing a difficult situation.
What is resilience?
You've tried your usual coping strategies, but your distress continues increasing and you're having difficulty managing it independently.
What is seek additional help from my treatment/support team?