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2 Types of Triggers
External Triggers
Internal Triggers
Events, circumstances, people, places, things that increase the desire to use.
Trigger
A Desire To Experience the Positive Effects of Drug/Alcohol
The impulse to satisfy the craving
Urge
Both are time bound & will not last forever
These are distraction techniques which work short term but it’s important to develop skills that lead to extinction of the craving.
5 D's
–“perseverance and passion for long-term goals.” - Duckworth, A.
Grit
It is a state where our thoughts are logical and rational.
Reasonable Mind
A state where our thoughts and behavior are controlled by our emotion. (DBT)
Emotion Mind
Learning to manage ______ in early recovery can greatly increase the longevity of sobriety.
STRESS
Integration of both Reasonable mind and Emotion Mind. It incorporates both ways of “knowing” and understanding with the added component of our gut intuition.
Wise Mind
Stages of Relapse
Emotional
Mental
Physical
5 D's
Delay
Distract
Discuss
Drink - Hydrate
Deep Breath
Calling a friend, going to a meeting, working with a sponsor, mentor, coach or group is a good way to start to build your resources.
Reaching Out
“-the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. - the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.”
Resilience
Brain Dysfunction from Addiction
Poor Diet
Lack of Exercise
Excessive Use of Caffeine & Nicotine
Physical Set Ups for Cravings
Relapse is a ______, NOT an ________.
Process
Event
"Awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally, and with compassion.” (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
Mindfulness
Strategies that help people deal with mental health/recovery challenges in order to achieve positive mental health and wellbeing.
Coping Skills
The ability to reframe your mind chatter in the heat of the moment.
Real Time Resilience
Post Acute Withdrawal (PAWS):
Start having problems with one or more of the following: thinking difficulties, emotional overreaction/underreaction, sleep disturbances, memory difficulties, accident prone, and/or starting to experience serious sensitivity to stress
The ability to stay calm under pressure & Control emotional responses to external events
Emotional Regulation
Relapse warning Signs Are Specific Changes In:
Your Thoughts
Your Feelings
Your Urges
Your Actions
These are Extinction Techniques that can lead to long-term extinction of cravings and urges to use because you are actually dealing with it as opposed to distracting yourself.
Recognize Craving
Accept Craving as Normal
Talk It Through
Remember Cravings are Time-Limited
●They Don’t Know What They Were Talking About
There’s Got to Be A Better Way
If I Move, Everything Will Change
I Like My Old Friends
I Can Do Things Differently
Nobody Needs to Know How I Feel
Are examples of what?
Relapse Attitudes