Safety
This is the first stage in healing.
What is Safety?
This type of coping involves talking to yourself gently
What is Soothing Talk?
Abstinence model developed in AA; also known as "cold turkey"
What is quitting all at once?
PTSD stands for this mental health condition often linked to trauma.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Honesty in recovery helps to improve your ________.
What are relationships?
Accepting all sides of yourself is also known as this.
What is integrating the Split Self?
This type of coping involves doing something that you enjoy.
What is Self-Nurturing?
A model known as cutting down substances gradually.
What is harm reduction?
People with PTSD may use drugs or alcohol for this reason.
What is to cope with or numb emotional pain?
Hurting other people, Making you feel ashamed, and keeping you hidden or alone are examples of this.
What is the cost of dishonesty?
These are commonly used to manage overwhelming feelings.
What are safe coping skills?
This type of coping involves distracting, walking away, or "changing the channel".
What is Detaching from Emotional Pain?
(Also known as Grounding)
A powerful desire for drugs or alcohol.
What is a craving?
This term describes having both a substance us disorder and a mental health disorder like PTSD.
What is a dual diagnosis (or co-occurring disorder)?
Saying something that isn't true is an example of this?
What is active lying?
Seeking Safety was created to treat _______ and ______.
What is PTSD and Substance abuse?
Also known as preventing bad situations in advance.
What is Avoid avoidable suffering?
When giving up substances it is common to have these.
What are mixed feelings?
This type of therapy is known to help both PTSD and addiction together.
What is trauma-informed therapy (or integrated treatment)?
Name one time when it's ok to not be honest.
What is When being honest is not safe (or When you tried before and the person could not "hear" you or When full honesty is not necessary)?
List ways you know a place is safe.
What is comforting, non-triggering, surrounded by friends, etc.
A technique which primarily uses the diaphragm to draw air into the lower lungs.
What is deep breathing?
Name one of the three main thoughts that lead to substance use.
What is "I'll just have one" (or "I can handle this alone" or "i don't care")?
This symptom of PTSD can lead to increased risk of substance abuse.
What is hypervigilance (or anxiety, nightmares, flashbacks)?
The willingness to admit mistakes and make amends is a sign of this essential recovery principle.
What is integrity?