Coping Skills 101
This deep breathing technique involves inhaling for 4 seconds, holding for 4, and exhaling for 4.
What is box breathing?
True or False: Triggers can be emotional, physical, or social.
What is True?
True or False: You have to hit rock bottom to recover.
What is False?
Drinking plenty of this simple substance helps detox and restore your body.
What is water?
Finish this quote: “Progress, not ____.”
What is perfection?
Writing down your feelings and thoughts is called this reflective coping method.
What is journaling?
A trigger is anything that causes this — an urge or desire to use.
What is a craving?
True or False: Once you’re in recovery, you never struggle again.
What is False?
Getting at least 7–8 hours of this helps improve mood and decision-making.
What is sleep?
This quote — “You can’t heal what you don’t reveal” — relates to which recovery principle?
What is honesty (or openness)?
This physical activity releases endorphins and helps reduce stress naturally.
What is exercise?
Being hungry, angry, lonely, or tired are common warning signs known by this acronym.
What is HALT?
True or False: Relapse means recovery didn’t work.
What is False
This habit helps you manage stress and organize your time.
What is maintaining a routine?
“Recovery is not for people who need it, it’s for people who ____ it.”
What is “want”?
Using your five senses to stay in the moment is called this mindfulness practice.
What is grounding?
Avoiding certain people, places, or things that remind you of using is an example of what?
What is managing or avoiding triggers?
Addiction affects this part of the body most — it changes how rewards and motivation are processed.
What is the brain?
Studies show consistent routines and self-care help the brain rebuild this — the ability to recover from stress or trauma.
What is resilience (or neuroplasticity)?
The quote “Keep coming back, it works if you work it” reminds us recovery takes this — not perfection, but repeated effort.
What is consistency (or persistence)?
Taking a moment to name something you’re grateful for is part of this positive coping practice.
What is gratitude (or a gratitude practice)?
One healthy way to deal with a trigger in the moment is to use this type of skill — something that distracts or calms you.
What is a coping skill (or grounding technique)?
True or False: Addiction is only about willpower.
What is False? (It also involves brain chemistry, environment, and behavior.)
Eating foods rich in protein and vitamins helps your body do this.
What is heal/recover?
The phrase “One day at a time” helps people focus on this — the only thing we can control.
What is the present (or today)?