Patterns
Masks
Conflict
Self sabotage
Self care
100

This is the repeating way someone responds to stress without thinking.

A: What is a behavioral pattern?

100

Q: This is what people show others instead of their true feelings.

A: What is a mask?

100
  • Q: This is what conflict often reveals about a relationship.
  • A: What are unmet needs or differences?
100
  • Q: This is a common reason people self-sabotage.

A: What is fear of failure or fear of change?

100
  • Q: This type of self-care includes setting limits with others.

A: What are boundaries


200
  • Q: This pattern often includes trigger → thought → feeling → behavior.
  • A: What is a Pattern loop or behavior loop?
200
  • Q: This mask involves acting like everything is fine when it is not.

A: What is the “I’m fine” mask?

200
  • Q: This communication style involves blaming, yelling, or shutting down.
  • A: What is unhealthy communication?
200
  • Q: This thinking pattern says “I don’t deserve good things.”

A: What is low self-worth or negative core belief?

200
  • Q: This is a self-care skill that helps calm the nervous system in the moment.

A: What is grounding or mindfulness?

300
  • Q: This is when someone repeats the same choices expecting a different result.

A: What is an unhealthy pattern.

300
  • Q: This is a reason people wear emotional masks.

A: What is avoiding vulnerability or protecting themselves, or Survival.


300
  • Q: This skill helps express feelings without attacking the other person.
  • A: What is assertive communication?


300
  • Q: This behavior often gives short-term relief but long-term consequences.

A: What is avoidance

300
  • Q: This is self-care that involves taking breaks or stepping away from stress to reset.

A: What is rest or recovery time? 

400
  • Q: This is the first step in changing a pattern.
  • A: What is awareness or identifying the pattern?
400
  • Q: This is what is underneath most emotional masks.
  • A: What are real emotions or unmet needs?


400
  • Q: This is when two people experience the same event but remember it differently.

A: What is subjective perception?

400
  • Q: This is when someone’s actions go against their goals.

A: What is self-sabotage?

400
  • Q: This is the practice of treating yourself with the same kindness you would offer a friend.

A: What is self-compassion?

500
  • Q: This is what often keeps patterns going even when they cause harm.

A: What is reinforcement or short-term relief? 

500
  • Q: In dramaturgical theory, this “stage” is where people can drop social roles and be more authentic.
  • A: What is the back stage?
500

Q: This happens when emotions are high and logic decreases.

A: What is escalation or emotional flooding?

500
  • Q: This CBT concept explains how deep, often unconscious beliefs about self-worth drive repeated self-defeating behavior.

A: What are core beliefs?

500
  • Q: This is what self-care actually supports long-term in recovery.

A: What is stability, relapse prevention, or emotional regulation? 

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