Coping Skills
This coping skill involves using slow, controlled breathing to reduce anxiety or stress.
Deep breathing
This is something that sets off thoughts, feelings, or cravings to use.
Trigger
This tool involves writing down your thoughts and feelings or your triggers and cravings.
Journaling
This term describes a strong desire to or urge to use a substance again.
What is: Craving
This word describes being responsible for your actions in recovery.
Accountability
This coping skill means stepping away from a situation before reacting.
What is taking a break or time-out
This thinking error involves ignoring the negative consequences of using. The opposite of acceptance. Refusing to look at or accept reality as it is.
Denial
List 3 things that describe being "in recovery".
Being sober, making amends, healthy boundaries, using healthy coping skills, rewiring brain patterns, living with gratitude, healing from trauma, taking accountability, removal of defense mechanisms, developing healthy relationships, good communication, honesty, willingness, doing the "work", stable employment, being in a sober community
This is what happens when the body reacts after stopping a substance.
Withdrawal or Detox
This is a feeling of anger or bitterness you hold towards another person. It can lead to relapse if you don't let it go.
(Hint: Step 4 or writing letters can help you let them go)
What is: Resentments
This strategy involves focusing on your body and surroundings to stay grounded.
What is grounding
This is the mental stage where thoughts of using start to return before actual use.
Mental relapse
When we apologize or correct our wrongs to those we've hurt, this is called
(Hint: Step 9)
What is: Making amends
A chronic disease that affects the brain. The person keeps using drugs/alcohol even though it is causing them negative consequences.
Addiction
This is the process of repairing harm done during active addiction.
Making Amends
What does the acronym H.A.L.T. stand for?
(yes, all 4)
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired
Cravings usually last how long before they pass?
15-30 minutes
This is a line you draw to protect your well-being and recovery.
What is: A Healthy Boundary
This is a return to using after a period of not using.
(A complete return to use and old behaviors)
Relapse
Looking at a situation or person for exactly what it is, without getting disturbed by it.
(Hint: the answer to my problems; "It is what it is")
What is: Acceptance
This coping skill involves focusing on the present moment without judgment, self- awareness, paying attention.
Mindfulness
In the acronym R.I.D.- Name 1 of these.
What does it describe?
What is: Restless, Irritable, Discontent
Describes an internal state of feeling that can often lead to relapse/using
Name one thing involved in Emotional Intelligence
Naming your emotion, self-awareness, emotion regulation, sitting with discomfort/emotions, healthy communication of emotions, empathy, impulse control, self-motivation, open-minded, taking accountability.
(Any one of these)
The brain chemical linked to pleasure and reward that's heavily affected by drugs.
(Hint: think about what we call drugs)
Dopamine
This is the first step in many recovery programs.
Admitting you have a problem