Coping Skills
1. Identify risky situations (people, places, things).
2. Develop and rehearse a plan of actions for managing risky situations.
3. Remove myself from risky situations.
4. Be prepared with a response when I find myself in a risky situation.
5. Find alternative, "safe" activities.
What are handling temptation skills to maintain positive change?
Fatigue
Slowed down
Do less Stay in bed/home
Disinterest
Can’t concentrate
Going to the park, walking the dog, listening to music,
drawing, exercise, riding motorcycle, long drives, taking long showers, making a pillow fort, playing with kids, watching a movie, dancing
Denial impairs judgement
True
Defense mechanisms to avoid or lessen psychological pain.
What is denial?
1.Concentrate efforts on things that are in my control.
2 Choose activities that don't involve alcohol or other drugs.
3. Be open, honest and free from harmful secrets.
4. Work through fears and take prompt action.
5. Use my support system; avoid isolating.
high blood pressure
colds and flu
coronary heart disease
stroke
cancer
Gastro-intestinal problems
What are symptoms of stress?
Ways in which we learn to deal with various stressors. Any characteristic or behavioral pattern that enhances a person's adaptation.
Denial grows in strength as your addiction progresses
True
What is the Johari Window?
Open
Secret
Blind
Potential
1. Recognize and avoid my triggers.
2. Find healthy, alternative activities to reduce cravings.
3. Use of self-talk to challenge and change thinking.
4 Use supportive people to help ride out a craving.
5. Discuss cravings with a counselor or other supportive people.
Heart rate increases, Breathing speeds up, breathless, choking feeling, Muscles tense,
aching, shaking, Hot, Sweating, Lightheaded, Blurred vision, Butterflies in tummy
What are physical reactions to anger?
1.Build a positive social network.
2. Share my feelings.
3. Put in quality time.
4. Be sensitive to others' feelings.
5. Be trustworthy and trusting.
Denial is not a characteristic of addiction
False
Two faces of denial
Protection / Deception
Protection:Denial has protected you from facts and feelings that may not have been ready to accept. It is a shield that allows you to continue functioning.
Deception: Denial has not allowed you to accurately view the damage of your addiction has caused you and others.
1. Listen to others.
2. Start a conversation.
3. Ask open-ended questions.
4. Be direct and assertive.
5. Pay attention to body language.
Satisfied
Content
Peace
Smiling/laughter
Optimistic
Eating ice cream
1. Recognize my triggers that lead to anger.
2. Challenge and change the way I think when I feel angry.
3. Express my anger in appropriate ways.
4. Take time-outs when I am feeling angry.
Asking for help is a sign of weakness
False
Asking for help reveals strength no weakness
Protecting yourself from denial.
What is acceptance and support group?
1.Select the appropriate people to ask for assistance.
2. Ask for feedback of others.
3. Show and openness to other people's opinions.
4. Accept and follow sound advice.
5. Recover quickly from hurt or angry feelings.
What are the accepting feedback skills to maintain positive change?
Five consequences of substance abuse/reckless behaviors
Loss of family, broken relationships, loss of employment, loss of health, death, homelessness, illness, diseases, legal matters, jail/prisons, etc.....
1. Plan ahead
2. Use common sense and objective thinking.
3. Ask for advice from others.
4. Think through all possible positive and negative consequences.
5. Stick to my good decisions.
Each individual is unique in many ways but sometimes this feeling of uniqueness can get in the way
True
Terminal uniqueness is a form of denial.
It allows the individual to hide from the consequences of their actions, and it prevents them from seeking help.
List five defenses that make up a denial wall
Silence, generalizing, threatening, rationalzing, blaming, hiding, intellectualizing, agreeing, switching, switching, comparing, joking, minimizing