The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
What is Empathy?
Hiding information from others so the person can continue to do irresponsible behaviors.
What is Betrayal?
The ability to have a conversation with another person in an engaging way that is focused, consistent, and offers value.
What is Effective Communication?
The general desire or willingness of someone to do something.
What is Motivation?
A show that explores different parenting styles.
What is The Parent Test?
A limit you can set on what you will accept of another person's words or actions to maintain your healthy lifestyle.
What are boundaries?
Placing responsibility for your behavior or reaction on someone else.
What is Blaming?
Style of communicating in which you avoid directly saying what you think or want and often involves uncomfortable body language.
What is Passive Communication?
A positive emotion that involves being thankful and appreciative.
What is Gratitude?
Individuals who you reach out to in your recovery when you need help.
What is Sober Support?
Continuously doing actions that increases trust in relationships.
What is Consistency?
Irrational thinking patterns that can lead to uncomfortable emotions and unwanted/irresponsible behaviors.
What are Thinking Errors/Patterns?
The expression of feelings, needs, and rights as they ignore the other person's response, lack empathy, and only have one's own goal in mind.
What is Aggressive Communication?
A place you can attend to talk about challenges and successes in your recovery, as well as learn about the 12 Steps.
What are AA/NA Meetings?
Ideas and beliefs that are taught (knowingly or unknowingly).
What are Values?
The information another person gives you that can be helpful to your understanding of a situation.
What is feedback/clarification?
A phrase used to describe the negative consequences your behavior has had on those closest to you.
What is Ripple/Snowball Effect?
This type of communication is characterized by expressing negative feelings indirectly and an avoidance of direct communication.
What is Passive-Aggressive Communication?
Methods a person uses to deal with stressful situations.
What are Coping Skills?
The practice of preparing to listen, observing what verbal and non-verbal messages are being sent, and then providing appropriate feedback for the sake of showing attentiveness to what is being said.
What is Active Listening?
The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
What is Encouragement?
Having negative feelings toward another person because you believe they have wronged you in some way.
What is Resentment?
The ability to speak and interact in a manner that respects the rights and opinions of others while also standing up for your own.
What is Assertive communication?
A program intended to help individuals stop compulsive substance use.
What is Treatment?
Expressing how you feel while taking responsibility for your emotions instead of blaming the other person.
What are "I" Statements?