SMART Goals
This aspect of making a SMART goal is represented by the letter M.
What is Measurable?
The ability to resist the temptation of an immediate reward in favor of a more valuable, long-term reward
What is delayed gratification?
DAILY DOUBLE
What is a gratitude letter?
Some people think that using drugs helps them feel more comfortable in these.
What are Social Situations?
These influence or inform our feelings.
What are Thoughts?
This aspect of making a SMART goal is represented by the letter R.
What is Relevant or Realistic?
When someone acts on impulse and with a lack of self-control, it can be said that this is what is driving.
What is autopilot?
Having a better attitude can strengthen our relationships and even help feel less of this experience.
What is Depression?
These kind of expectations include getting arrested or feeling bad the next morning.
What are Negative Expectations?
This activity can help center our thoughts to the present.
What is Meditation?
This aspect of making a SMART goal is represented by the letter T.
What is Timely or Time Bound?
What is dopamine detox?
Expressing gratitude can help improve both of these aspects of our health.
What are the Mental and Physical?
One expectation that some people have when using drugs or alcohol is that sleep quality will do this.
What is Increase/Get Better?
Neither a lapse nor relapse have to be identified as this.
What is a failure?
During morning check-ins, this aspect of a SMART goal is expressed when providing details about our cravings/urges, sleep, and appetite.
What is Specific?
Strengthening this, even with unrelated tasks, can enable us to avoid automatically responses.
What is the self-control muscle?
Expressing your gratitude can often build connections and improve these.
What are Relationships?
As people become more ready for change, they can engage in alternative behaviors more in line with these.
What are Values?
"He always acts this way" mindset is an example of this.
What is Thinking in Absolutes?
What are our limits?
Research shows that efforts to build self-control strength in one task can lead to greater self-control in these kind of tasks.
What are unrelated tasks?
When gratitude is expressed and/or received, the brain releases dopamine and this neurotransmitter.
What is serotonin?
Some people may use alcohol or other drugs in social situations to help them not feel this way.
What is feeling shy?
This is the assumption of what will happen by overestimating negative emotions or experiences.
What is Jumping to Conclusions?