Name That Emotion
This emotion often shows up as tight muscles, irritability or feeling on edge.
What is Anxiety?
A racing heart, sweating, and shallow breathing are signs of this nervous system response.
What is fight or flight response?
Taking slow deep breaths to calm the nervous system is called this.
What is deep breathing?
This thinking pattern involves assuming the worst will happen.
What is catastrophisizing?
A daily routine helps reduce emotional chaos by creating this.
What is structure?
This emotion may appear as sadness, low energy, or loss of interest.
What is depression?
The body signal often shows up before anger or stress escalates.
What is muscle tension?
This coping skill involves stepping away from a triggering situation to cool down safely.
What is taking a break or time out?
This type of thinking sees situations as all good or all bad.
What is black and white thinking?
Medications prescribed by a provider can help regulate mood when used this way.
What is as prescribed/medication compliance?
This emotion can show up as yelling, clenched fists or blaming others.
What is anger?
Headaches, stomach pain, or fatigue can be physical signs of this emotional state.
What is stress?
Writing thoughts and feelings down to gain clarity is know as this coping skill.
What is journaling?
challenging unhelpful thoughts and replacing them with realistic ones is called this.
What is cognitive reframing?
This recovery tool helps people notice triggers before emotions spiral.
What is self awareness?
This emotion often appears after past actions and can fuel shame in recovery.
What is guilt?
This is the body's way of altering us that something needs attention or regulation.
What are emotional signals?
Using music, movement or art to process emotions is an example of this.
What is creative expression?
This skill helps show reactions by asking, 'Is this thought helpful or true?
What is thought awareness?
Practicing skills consistently over time builds this emotional strength.
What is resilience?
This emotion involves feeling unworthy or not good enough and can trigger relapse if unaddressed.
What is shame?
Becoming aware of body sensations to prevent emotional escalation is called this
What is mindful awareness?
Calling a sponsor, peer or counselor instead of isolating is an example of this skill.
What is seeking support?
Learning to respond instead of react helps build this recovery skill.
What is emotional regulation?
This long-term recovery goal involves managing emotions without substances.
What is emotional sobriety?