Triggers part 1
feelings, experiences, people, places, and things that you associate with your drinking or drug use.
Triggers
The first step in dealing with triggers.
Identifying
For triggers that can’t be avoided, such as Friday nights, one can do this.
Change your routine.
In this stage of change a person begins to weigh the pros and cons of changing their behavior
Contemplation
Formed in 1953, this program published its first textbook in 1982
Narcotics anonymous
arefeelings that people have before or during drinking or using drugs.
Internal triggers
Once you have identified triggers you can … them
Avoiding
Tony M sponsor who passed away.
Art
Viewing situations, people, or self as entirely good or bad. No grey area
Black and white thinking
Founders of A.A.
Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob
are the people, places, and things associated with drinking or using drugs.
External triggers
Triggers that can’t be avoided will need to be. . .
Interrupted
Color of the towels Tony M had when he moved into his apartment.
Blue
Blowing expected consequences out of proportion in a negative direction
Catastrophize
Sup through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with guys from understood and praying only for knowledge as well for us and the power to carry that out
The 11th step
are related to the senses of sight, sound, taste, and touch.
Sensory triggers
One way to deal with triggers is by … about them
Talking about them
The state Tony M was from
California
Joe inquired about transferring to a new department at work. When he told the position was already filled, he thought, “this manager never did like me.”
Mind reading
Has proven medical, and mental health benefits if practiced often.
Meditation
The four steps a trigge can lead to a relapse.
Trigger. Thought. Craving. Use.
this person went to the check cashing store.
Darlene
The first name of Tony M new sponsor
Gil
Name of the Tony M counselor
David
The state where Tony M was speaking from the recording
Hawaii