Definitions
The practice of using indirect tactics to control behavior, emotions, and relationships in order to fulfill our wants and needs.
What is Manipulation?
A.A. / N.A. are types of support groups.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous / Narcotics Anonymous?
Tools for centering and grounding yourself in the present moment.
What are Mindfulness tools? - Relaxation, meditation, grounding, & breathing exercises.
External Triggers consist of _________, ___________, & ___________.
What are People, Places, & Things?
Blames others for their actions and circumstances and often seeks sympathies of others.
What is Victim Stance?
The act of someone else always fixing, solving, or making the consequences go away for another person.
What is enabling?
ODAAT means waking up and recommitting to the process every single day. This means that despite what stressful circumstances you may be facing in life, and regardless of what happened yesterday, you are making the conscious choice to carry on in your commitment to sobriety
One day at a time.
Tools for identifying and expressing emotions.
What are Emotional Awareness tools? - emotion charts, journals, artwork etc.
A strong and power desire for something brought on by a trigger.
What is a Craving?
The refusal to back down or give in even on little things. Insists on having their way and clings to ideas even when proven wrong.
All the wants and desires that enslave us – forcing us to devote much of our time and energies trying to fulfill them. The problem is they can never be fulfilled, and we can never get enough.
What are addictions?
Remembering to H.A.L.T. can help you to make better decisions.
What are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, & Tired?
Tools to take your mind of the problem.
What are Distraction tools? - Puzzles, hobbies, games, movies, etc.
Triggers such as emotions that come from within a person.
What are Internal Triggers?
Unwilling to do anything disagreeable. Engages in self-pity and looks for excuses.
What is a Lack of Effort?
Any consciously, or non-consciously controlled behavior with a perceived uncertainty about its outcome, and/or about its possible benefits, or costs for the physical, economic or psycho-social well-being of oneself or others.
What are Risky Behaviors?
H.O.W. are spiritual principles that are indispensable.
What are Honesty, Open-mindedness, & Willingness?
Doing something opposite of your impulses that is more positive emotionally.
What are Opposite Action tools? - Aspirational and Inspirational thoughts, quotes, shows or books. Positive self talk.
A condition caused by triggers that can bring back memories of trauma that can be accompanied by emotional & physical reactions.
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD?
Thinking of oneself as special, grandiose, or superior.
What is Uniqueness?
A dysfunctional relationship in which a person’s self-esteem and happiness is completely tied up in their partner’s wellbeing instead of their own.
What is Co-Dependency?
AIDS is a serious sexually transmitted disease.
What is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome?
Listing contact info of supports, resources, & coping skills that can be used in emergencies to help you stay sober.
What is a Relapse Prevention Plan?
Classical Conditioning experiment that trained dogs to respond by salivating to the sound of a bell (just as they normally would when they see food).
What is Pavlov's Experiment?
Being unreceptive to other viewpoints. Lies by omission and commission. Neither self-critical or accepting of others criticism.