Coping Skills
When the Grinch feels cranky, he practices this skill, where he writes his thoughts and feelings down instead of stealing presents.
What is journaling?
When the Snow Queen suddenly wants to use a substance, that strong urge is called this.
What is a craving?
When Cindy Lou Who thinks, “If I don’t make every cookie perfect, I’m a total failure,” she’s using this cognitive distortion.
What is catastrophizing?
When Santa admits he accidentally ate all the candy canes instead of blaming the elves, he’s showing this recovery value.
What is accountability?
Using too many candy canes or too much hot cocoa and not being able to stop is an example of ____.
What is addiction?
Scheduling time for yourself during the hectic holiday season is practicing this.
What is self-care?
Santa uses this skill when the elves stress him out. It involves taking slow, deep breaths to calm the nervous system.
What is deep breathing?
When holiday parties make recovery harder, this written plan helps you stay on track.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
No matter the time of year, a thinking error is also called a ____.
What is a cognitive distortion?
This person in recovery helps guide people through the steps so they don’t get stressed out by the holiday chaos.
What is a sponsor?
When Blitzen needs more and more hot cocoa to feel the same energy, this is called ___.
What is tolerance?
This Christmas character breaks into houses—but we still like him.
Who is Santa Claus?
When the holiday chaos gets overwhelming, Frosty uses this grounding skill to pause and notice what he can see, hear, feel, smell and taste to stay present.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 skill?
When Frosty the Snowman passes by a mug of hot cocoa and feels the urge to drink it, that something that sparks the urge is called a ____.
What is a trigger?
When the Gingerbread Man thinks the holiday season is either perfectly merry or completely ruined, he’s using this kind of thinking.
What is all-or-nothing thinking?
When Heat Miser starts feeling sick or anxious when he stops using, it is called this.
A substance like eggnog with alcohol that slows down your brain and body is called this.
What is a depressant?
In the movie Home Alone, these two burglars are known by this name.
Who are the Wet Bandits?
When Rudolph feels the urge to eat all the candy canes at once but instead goes for a sleigh ride to ride out the craving, he’s using this skill.
What is urge surfing?
When Jack Frost drinks the hot cocoa he swore off for recovery, going back to using, it's called a ___.
What is a relapse?
When an elf thinks, “Eating just one candy cane won’t hurt,” even though he’s on a sugar overload, this cognitive distortion is called ____.
What is minimizing?
Krampus attended an IOP program for treatment. IOP stands for this.
What is Intensive Outpatient Program?
The most common drug used at holiday parties in the United States is this.
What is alcohol?
If the Grinch went to therapy, this is what he might work on first.
What is anger management?
When Jack Frost wants to skip his chores in the North Pole but pauses to think first, he’s using this DBT skill.
What is the STOP skill?
When Buddy the Elf takes one bite of a gingerbread house after avoiding sweets, using once, it's called a ___.
What is a lapse?
When Mr. Nutcracker assumes, “Everyone at the holiday party thinks I’m annoying,” without asking, he’s using this type of cognitive distortion.
What is mind reading?
Going to holiday meetings, therapy, or groups to stay sober is part of this.
What is treatment?
People you can call when you feel like drinking all the eggnog or skipping your coping skills are called ____.
When Prancer takes a moment to feel the cold air on his nose and the jingling of the sleigh bells instead of worrying about delivering presents, he’s using this skill.
What is mindfulness?