Seeking Safety
The first two topics in Seeking Safety
What are safety and PTSD
Situations, feelings, or individuals that cause your brain to crave substances; if you're unaware of them they would be a factor for relapse
What is triggers
The practice of taking an active role in regularly doing things that improve your well-being and happiness. Also aids in managing stress.
What is self care
This drug has been linked to paranoia, panic, anxiety, poor coordination, and depression.
What is Marijuana
Drug overdose deaths have ________ since 1990.
More than tripled.
It is ok to express our anger
What is true? As long as it is expressed appropriately!
Harmful in recovery and can be things we tell ourselves to talk us into using again
What are relapse justification thoughts
The stages of healing from PTSD and substance abuse
What is safety, mourning, and reconnection
This method encourages simply observing a craving or an urge, and noticing the experience of the urge itself, accepting it, and allowing it to pass, rather than attempting to fight it or act on it. With time, a craving or an urge will run its course and fade away
What is urge surfing
Phrases you say to yourself to help you get through distressing situations
What is affirmations or positive self-talk
This drug can cause psychosis, memory loss, hallucinations, aggressive or violent behavior, and mood disturbances.
What is Methamphetamine
More than _____% of people who have an addiction started to drink alcohol or use drugs before they were 18 years old.
90
If someone hurts my feelings or does something to make me upset, I should.....
What is use "I statements," in order to discuss it, walk away, ignore, use coping/grounding skills, etc.
What does the acronym HALT stand for
What is hungry, angry, lonely, and tired
A set of simple strategies to detach from emotional pain
What is grounding
Believing in our ability so greatly that it can cause us setbacks or problems in relation to recovery and mental health
What is overconfidence
A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts and bodily sensations
what is mindfulness
This drug affects the part of the brain that controls movement, speech, judgement and memory.
What is Alcohol
A 2020 CDC and the National Institute on Drug Abuse study found __ out of __ people who experience addiction eventually recover.
3 out of 4 or 75% of people
MY Feelings, Thoughts, and Beliefs are very important and YOUR feelings, thoughts, and beliefs are unimportant.
What is aggressive communication/behavior
Progress not _____.
What is perfection
Safety, PTSD, red flags and green flags, and dethatching from emotional pain (grounding) are topics of what
What is seeking safety
Names and contact information; description of your specific triggers; identification of healthy coping skills; and how you can intervene when triggers are activated.
What is relapse prevention plan
A selection of helpful _____________ exercises that my help to keep your mind and body connection when confronted by flashbacks or intense memories
What are grounding exercises
Long term use of this drug can cause permanent damage to the liver, kidneys and heart and can cause sleep deprivation and loss of appetite leading to malnutrition in those who use daily.
What is Crack Cocaine
The average number of recovery attempts before success is ___, though the median number is just ___.
The average number of recovery attempts before success is 5, though the median number is just 2.
Anger Automatically leads to aggression: True or False
What is false
The process that happens over time
What is the recovery process
The compulsive use of a substance resulting in physical, psychological, or social harm and continued use despite harm
What is Substance abuse
What is a high risk situation
This category of coping skills includes watching movies and reading books
This drug causes a feeling of euphoria or a rush which is often followed by a state that alternates between drowsiness and wakefulness for several hours.
What is Heroin
__ in __ people will develop a substance use disorder in their lives.
1 in 7 people will develop a substance use disorder in their lives.
The split second that we have where we think, and make a decision
What is "The Pause"
What is denial
Everyone name 1 coping skill you can use.
Various answers
The three A's to help manage painful and difficult emotions
What is aware, answer and act
How are coping skills helpful?
what is builds confidence, manages emotions, helps us tackle challenges, etc.
It is the fastest addicting drug.
What is Nicotine
Almost 21 million Americans have at least 1 addiction, yet only __% of them receive treatment.
10%
Standing up for your rights in a way that is respectful of other people.
What is assertive communication
Three stages of a relapse
What are emotional, mental, and physical relapse
What how many ounces counts as 1 drink for beer, wine, and liquor?
One 12-oz beer
One 5-oz glass of wine
One shot of hard liquor (1.5 oz)
Altering your interpretation or belief about the activating event and in doing so, change the consequences you experience, including pain and difficult emotions and using alcohol and drugs to self-medicate those feelings
What is the core belief system
True or false
Coping skills are only used to help you relax
What is False
Managing stress, anxiety, and depression is not always relaxing it sometimes takes hard work
This substance in high doses can cause an increase in blood pressure and heart rate and cause the heart to actually beat harder
What is caffeine
About __% of Americans who have depression or an anxiety disorder also have a substance use disorder.
20%
True or False
Assertive, Aggressive, Passive, and Passive-Aggressive responses are LEARNED behaviors; they are not innate, unchangeable traits.
What is true
This holiday has the highest number of drunken driving accidents.
What is Thanksgiving