Relapse Prevention
This is anything that increases the urge or craving to use alcohol or drugs.
What is a TRIGGER?
The "T" in the CBT triangle.
What is THOUGHT?
The American Medical Association (AMA) declared alcoholism an illness in 1956, solidifying a shift from moral failing to this.
What is a disease?
In general, adults need this much sleep a night to stay healthy and support recovery.
What is 7-9 hours?
The process of noticing and adjusting your emotional response.
What is emotional regulation?
These triggers include thoughts, feelings, stress, boredom.
What is an internal trigger?
This thinking error leads a person to expect the worst will happen right away.
What is catastrophizing?
Even after stopping, the brain remembers the substance and can trigger these.
What are cravings?
Things you do every day in the same order, like waking up, eating, and going to bed.
The first step in managing your emotions.
What is identifying the emotion?
These triggers include people, places, objects, or situations.
What are external triggers?
This thinking error is believing you know what someone else thinks without asking or checking.
What is mindreading?
The physical and mental symptoms that happen when someone stops using a substance they are addicted to.
What is withdrawal?
An organized plan or schedule that gives your day order and purpose.
What is structure?
The breathing technique where you slowly inhale and exhale to calm your body.
What is deep breathing?
Healthy actions or strategies used to manage stress, emotions, cravings, or triggers without using substances.
What are coping skills?
This thinking error is seeing situations as all good or all bad, with no middle ground.
What is all-or-nothing thinking?
When the brain requires more of the substance for the same effect, this has increased.
What is tolerance?
Friends, family, counselors, or peers you can rely on when you need help or encouragement.
What is a support system?
Journaling and exercising are examples of these.
What are coping skills?
Using alcohol or drugs again after stopping.
What is relapse?
The "F" in the CBT triangle.
What is FEELING?
This brain chemical is most associated with pleasure and reward.
What is dopamine?
Deciding ahead of time how much money you will use for things like bills, food, and savings.
What is budgeting?
This part of the brain detects threats or strong emotions and can trigger “fight, flight, or freeze” responses.
What is the amygdala?