Triggers
This is something that may want you to relapse.
What is a trigger?
This coping skill involves talking to someone you trust.
What is reaching out?
This feeling many trauma survivors struggle with, even when the trauma was not their fault.
What is guilt or shame?
This type of support includes friends or family who encourage your recovery.
What is positive support?
This involves doing something you enjoy to improve your mood.
What is a hobby?
This type of trigger comes from feelings like stress, anger, or sadness.
What is an emotional trigger?
This grounding technique uses your 5 senses.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 method?
This feeling can happen when someone remembers something painful from their past.
What is sadness?
This support system includes professional help for mental health and addiction.
What is therapy or counseling?
This self-care habit means recognizing when you’re overwhelmed and stepping back.
What is self-awareness?
This term refers to the intense, sudden physical or emotional urger to return to old habits.
What is a craving?
This grounding skill is used to manage anxiety by rdirecting you to the present moment?
What is the 333 rule?
Flashbacks, nightmares, and being easily startled are symptoms of this trauma-related disorder.
What is PYSD?
This type of person holds you responsible for your actions in recovery.
What is an accountability partner?
This self-care habit includes taking breaks instead of pushing yourself too hard.
What is balance?
People, places and things that remind you of past use are known as these type of triggers.
What are external triggers?
This coping skill involves writing down your thoughts and feelings instead of holding them in.
What is journaling?
This technique uses your senses (name 5 things you see, 4 you feel, etc.) to calm trauma responses.
What is grounding?
A person who has long term sobriety and guides a new member through the 12 steps?
What is a sponsor?
This means choosing your healing even when it’s uncomfortable.
What is growth?
This acronym stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired, four states that increase vulnerability.
What is HALT?
“This skill involves being kind to yourself instead of beating yourself up during hard moments.
What is self-compassion?
This is when someone shuts down emotionally or feels numb to avoid painful trauma feelings.
What is emotional numbing (or dissociation)?
This support system truth is that not everyone will understand your recovery—and that’s okay.
What is acceptance?
This self-care habit is doing what’s best for you—even if others don’t understand.
What is putting yourself first (or protecting your peace)?