Identifying Emotions
The emotion that usually results from feeling disrespected, unheard, insulted, etc.
What is anger?
This trigger refers to experiencing negative emotions such as stress, sadness, or anger.
What is emotional triggers?
This technique emphasizes using relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing or meditation, to manage stress and cravings triggered by external factors.
What is practicing mindfulness?
This practice involves creating a 'toolbox' to cope with triggers.
What is developing healthy coping skills?
An assessment of your own personal value as a human being.
What is Self-Esteem?
The emotion that results from hearing bad news, having your feelings hurt, being disappointed, etc.
What is sadness?
This trigger involves being in social settings where substance use is prevalent or being around individuals who use substances.
What is social triggers?
This approach involves engaging in alternative activities or hobbies to distract oneself from cravings and redirect focus.
What is engaging in healthy distractions?
Engaging in support can help to increase resiliency in a community.
What is group therapy?
These can be used to "train your brain" to think in positive ways.
What are affirmations?
The emotion that comes from experiencing something positive, doing things that you enjoy, etc.
What is happy?
This trigger is associated with encountering specific places, such as bars, clubs, or former using locations.
What is environmental triggers?
This coping skill focuses on reframing thoughts to challenge and change negative beliefs or triggers.
What is affirmations or positive self talk?
Engaging in support can help to increase resiliency independently
What is individual therapy?
This strategy emphasizes self-care activities, such as exercise, sleep, and nutrition, to build physical and emotional resilience.
What is practicing self-care?
What type of trigger involves the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste) and come from the environment?
What is External Triggers?
This trigger is related to encountering certain people, such as former using friends or acquaintances.
What is people triggers?
This technique involves providing yourself with care after being triggered, such as engaging in a healthy activity that you enjoy, taking a hot shower or bath, etc.
What is self care?
This term refers to the ability to bounce back and recover quickly from triggering situations or setbacks in recovery.
What is resilience?
This practice involves developing and utilizing healthy coping mechanisms and skills to navigate triggers and challenges in recovery.
What is building coping skills?
What type of triggers involves in intense feelings, thoughts, or urges that comes from within a person.
What is Internal triggers?
This trigger refers to encountering specific events or situations that were previously associated with substance use, such as holidays, parties, or anniversaries.
What is situational triggers?
This technique helps shift focus away from uncomfortable thoughts, memories, and worries and toward the present moment.
What is grounding techniques?
This concept refers to utilizing past experiences and relapse experiences to grow more resilient in recovery.
What is learning from recovery?
This coping skill focuses on using positive affirmations, self-talk, or reframing thoughts to challenge and change negative beliefs or triggers.
What is positive self-talk?