Identifying Triggers
Name one common place where people in recovery might encounter triggers.
What are bars, parties, social gatherings.
What is the practice of taking a short walk or engaging in light physical activity to clear your mind and reduce stress?
What is going for a walk or physical activity.
What is one behavioral warning sign of an impending relapse?
What are two types of peer support group for individuals in recovery?
What is the first step in creating a relapse prevention plan?
What is identifying triggers.
What physical sensation might someone feel when experiencing a trigger?
What is a racing heart, sweating, or tightness in the chest.
Name 2 relaxation techniques that helps manage stress?
What is deep breathing, meditation, or progressive muscle relaxation.
What is a term for the emotional state characterized by sadness, frustration, or irritability that can signal relapse risk?
What is an emotional relapse.
What is the term for a person who provides guidance and accountability to someone in recovery?
What is a sponsor or mentor.
What is one strategy for handling cravings when they arise?
What is urge surfing or distraction techniques.
What are less obvious triggers that might remind someone of substance use?
What are certain songs, smells, or locations associated with past use.
What is a type of physical exercise that can improve mood and reduce cravings?
What is yoga, running, kickboxing, or weightlifting.
What is the term for surrounding yourself with people, places, or things associated with past substance use?
What are high risk situations.
What is the term for a person who provides guidance and accountability to someone in recovery?
What is a support group.
What is the process of recognizing and challenging unhelpful thoughts and beliefs to prevent relapse?
What is cognitive restructuring.
What are 3 types of people or relationships that can serve as emotional triggers?
What are toxic relationships, old using friends, or unsupportive family members.
What term describes the ability to delay acting on cravings by riding them out like a wave?
What is urge surfing.
What term describes thinking patterns that justify or rationalize using substances again?
What is a mental relapse.
What is the term for a recovery-focused community where individuals can receive peer support, access resources, and engage in sober activities while living in a structured environment?
What are sober living homes.
What is the term for a tool or strategy used to help individuals manage cravings or stressful situations without resorting to substance use?
What is a coping skill or coping strategy.
Name one proactive step someone can take to avoid triggers in unavoidable situations.
What is bring a supportive friend, plan an exit strategy, or have a response ready.
What is the name of the coping strategy where you engage your five senses to stay grounded in the present moment?
What is grounding techniques or the 5-4-3-2-1 method.
What is the term for the final stage of relapse, where a person returns to substance use after emotional and mental warning signs have gone unaddressed?
What is a physical relapse.
What is the concept that refers to a structured, long-term support system combining group therapy, peer mentoring, and individualized treatment to help individuals with addiction maintain recovery?
What is continuum of care.
What is one long-term strategy to maintain recovery during major life changes?