Know your Emotions
This emotion may involve worry, nervousness, or fear about the future.
What is anxiety?
Seeing a situation as completely good or completely bad is this cognitive distortion.
What is all-or-nothing thinking?
Slowly breathing in and out can help calm this automatic stress-response system.
What is the nervous system?
Using alcohol or drugs to manage emotional pain is sometimes called this.
What is self-medication?
Xanax, Ativan, and Klonopin belong to this medication class, which can cause dependence and dangerous withdrawal if stopped suddenly including seizures or death.
What are benzodiazepines?
Irritability, Avoidance, and isolation can sometimes be a sign of this mental health concern.
What is depression?
Expecting the worst possible outcome is called this ___.
What is catastrophizing?
This acronym reminds people to check whether they are hungry, angry, lonely, or tired.
What is HALT?
When a mental health condition and substance use disorder occur together, they are called these.
What are co-occurring disorders?
_____ are medications commonly prescribed for ADHD, but misuse may cause insomnia, anxiety, rapid heartbeat, or increased substance cravings.
What are Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta, Vyvanse
Identifying and naming emotions can improve this ability to manage reactions effectively.
What is emotional regulation?
Believing you know what another person is thinking without evidence is called this.
What is mind reading?
Naming five things you see, four you feel, three you hear, two you smell, and one you taste is this coping technique.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique?
Substance use may provide short-term relief but often makes mental health symptoms do this over time.
What is worsen or become more difficult to manage?
Combining benzodiazepines such as Xanax with opioids, alcohol, or methadone increases the risk of this life-threatening complication.
What is slowed or stopped breathing?
This involves paying attention to thoughts, feelings, and surroundings without immediately judging them. Breathing or meditation examples
What is mindfulness?
Blaming yourself for an event that was not entirely your responsibility is called this.
What is personalization?
Walking away briefly before responding to conflict is an example of taking this.
What is a time-out or healthy pause?
Rethink-Retreat-Reflect 3R's
Changes in sleep, isolation, increased irritability, and stopping medications can be examples of these.
What are warning signs?
Nausea, headaches, sleep changes, sexual difficulties, suicidal thoughts and increased anxiety when first starting treatment are possible side effects of this medication class.
What are SSRIs?
Suppressing emotions can lead to _____ making you seem distant or hard to read causing challenges maintaining relationships.
RESENTMENTS.
CBT encourages people to examine the evidence and replace distorted thoughts with these.
What are balanced or realistic thoughts?
A written list of triggers, warning signs, coping skills, and supportive contacts is called this.
What is a safety, relapse or coping plan?
Treating mental health and substance use concerns at the same time is known as this approach.
What is integrated treatment?
Lithium, Depakote, and Lamictal belong to this broad medication group and require medical monitoring for side effects and safety.
What are mood stabilizers?