Feelings, people, or situations that cause you to want to use substances. If you're not aware of them, they can cause you to relapse
What are Triggers?
Is it still considered Beef if two of these people get into a fight?
What are Vegans?
The person who maintains the look or appearance of normalcy within the family. They support and affirm the unhealthy behavior of other family members who might have a substance use disorder or untreated mental illness or personality disorder. I
What is an Enabler or Caretaker? ie. Marge Simpson
Spending a few minutes each day when awaking or before going to bed to check in with ourselves
What is Self-Reflection?
In a healthy relationship it is always important to establish and maintain these
What are Boundaries?
It's characterized by being too comfortable in your sobriety or not feeling motivated to continue doing the work to enhance your sobriety
What is Complacency?
Which season do people get injured the most?
What is Fall?
They are the opposite of the hero and are often the focus of the family's problems.
What is the Scapegoat (a.k.a. the Black Sheep)?
Taking time to write out our thoughts on paper is a great way to relieve a racing mind, identify triggers, and help us get to know ourselves better.
What is Journaling?
Contributing factors for why some people may be codependent
What is ...?
1. Upbringing and past experiences
2. Learned behavior
3. Denial/minimization
4. Low self esteem
5. Need for control
Refusing to admit the truth about having an addiction and not acknowledging the negative consequences attached to our use of alcohol or drugs.
What is Denial?
Why are fish so smart?
Because they live in schools
The one just trying to survive unnoticed, because getting noticed means getting in trouble or being in the limelight. In adulthood, this person will maintain that feeling of being lost and unseen, often having low self-esteem or self-worth. They will struggle to make decisions and constantly have feelings of invisibility or not being “seen.”
What is the lost child?
When you just want the group to be over and you are not focused on what is going on in group
What is Mindfulness?
____________________ rules the nation! What you need to have in order to have good relationships.
What is Communication?
Writing down triggers, coping skills, people, and activities that can help prevent a relapse
What is a relapse prevention plan?
What has ears but cannot hear?
The one who can do no wrong. In adulthood, this role often manifests as perfectionism and a low sense of self. It is common for these people to become obsessively attached to others, as they learned to get their value and worth from external sources.
What is the Golden Child?
Connecting with others in recovery.
What is Socializing or what is building a sober support network?
The term used to describe a person who feels like they need to save their significant other or other people they care about from themselves.
What is Co-dependency?
Convincing yourself that it's okay to drink or use, or that you have to use substances and are engaged in addictive behaviors
What is Relapse Justification?
What is a belt made of watches called?
A waist of time
The person who is frequently the family’s “reason” for having problems or perhaps their reason for coming to therapy: “We're here because Bobby has a substance abuse problem,” is often heard in the therapeutic setting. As therapists, we often call this person the “identified patient” of the family, because, while the family thinks this person is the reason for them coming to therapy, clinicians know that the true issues run much deeper than one person.
What is the Identified Patient?
What are 5 things you can see?
What are 4 things you can feel?
What are 3 things you can hear?
What are 2 things you can smell?
What are Grounding Techniques?
Unhealthy relationships that harm your sobriety, or your physical, emotional and mental well-being
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