Prevention Strategies
This strategy helps to reduce stress and prevent relapse.
What is Relaxation Techniques?
You can take 60 seconds at a time to send your mind on a minute's vacation. Get into a comfortable position; Close your eyes and visualize a scene or place you associate with safety and relaxation.
What is Relax Your Thoughts and Mind?
Many believe spirituality is the presence of ______.
What is Truth?
Reframe this thought:
"I still feel depressed, I felt better drinking/using than I do on this medication."
New Thought:
"A reason that I am depressed is because of the drug use. I need to give the medication a chance".
This strategy helps to organize priorities and to ensure life balance.
What is Building a Daily Routine?
One of the best ways to reduce stress is this. You may also be the type of person who figures out things by doing this.
What is Talk to a Supportive Person?
This relationship in spirituality is seen in self-esteem, self-acceptance, and the sense of meaning and purpose in one's life.
What is Relationship with Oneself?
Is this thought helpful or harmful?
"I don't need a sponsor. I can do this on my own. I don't want anyone telling me what to do."
Harmful
Searching for wholeness can be found through this strategy.
What is Deepen Contact with Spirituality/Higher Power?
The more negatively you view a particular situation, the more stress you'll have. These thoughts are self-defeating and get in the way of coping with or accomplishing a challenge.
What is Using Positive Self-Talk?
Spiritual transformations can be seen from a place of fear to faith; from pride to humility; and ___to___.
What is
Self-Pity/Gratitude; Resentment/ Acceptance; Dishonesty/Honesty; Cynicism/Trust; Isolation/ Connectedness
Reframe this thought:
"I am at risk when I go to the grocery store, but I have to go to the store."
New Thought:
"I don't have to go to the store. I can have my groceries delivered for now, especially if it keeps me sober."
By managing mental health and addiction, we can prevent relapse by using this skill.
What is understanding the Link Between Disorders.
Find something that makes you feel better about yourself and brings laughter into your life. Using constructive humor in your daily life can change your perspective to become more positive.
What is Make Time to Play?
This relationship is seen with openness, genuineness, and depth.
What is Relationship with Others?
Is this thought helpful or harmful?
"I feel badly sometimes that I have to ask my family for rides to AA meetings, but I know right now my family wants me to stay sober and continue my recovery."
Helpful
By doing (or not doing)this can prevent further use of drugs or alcohol.
What is Not Taking the First Drink or Drug?
This relaxation technique uses muscle tension to reduce pulse rate, blood pressure, and decrease perspiration and respiration. This can be practiced in a comfortable position and tightening muscles and holding them for a count of five before relaxing, working from the toes to the head one area at a time.
What is Progressive Relaxation/ Progressive Muscle Relaxation?
This relationship is seen with faith, trust, and connectedness.
What is Relationship with a Higher Power?
Reframe this thought:
"I can't sleep and I have to sleep so it might be okay to have a drink, just to get some sleep."
New Thought:
"I really don't have to sleep. Not getting sleep right now won't kill me. I only need to stay sober."