Coping Skills
This breathing technique models a shape.
Square/box breathing
These seemingly nonsensical black and white images were previously used to analyze a person's personality and emotional functioning
What are inkblots
Thoughts, feelings, or behaviors that happen before a relapse and signal increased risk.
Pre-Relapse Behaviors or Warning Signs
You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.
— Maya Angelou
— Maya Angelou
“They call it a Royale with cheese.”
Pulp Fiction
Speaker: Vincent Vega
_______ is a coping skill you may use in an attempt to take your mind off of worry or stress-inducing thoughts.
Distraction
Guilt vs. Shame
What is the difference? Guilt is feeling bad about what you did; shame is feeling bad about who you are
This is the high-energy phase early in recovery where you feel incredibly happy, confident, and on top of the world, making you feel like you are floating on air.
The Pink Cloud!
A House symbolizes the self in a dream.
Sigmund Freud
"She's a Predator posing as a house pet."
Movie: Fight Club
Speaker: Tyler Durden
Define mindfulness.
Mindfulness is the practice of purposely bringing one's attention to the present-moment experience.
What percentage of U.S. adults experience at least one traumatic event?
About 65%
A communication skill that requires a person to acknowledge another person's emotions, whether or not they agree with their perspective
What is Validation?
If you're going through hell, keep going
Winston Churchill
“They’re here!”
Poltergeist
Speaker:
Exercise is a popular coping skill due to the fact that aerobic exercise causes your brain to release ________.
Endorphins (feel-good hormones!)
Thoughts, feeling and emotions make up each side of the triangle for this type of therapy
What is Cognitive Behavior Therapy or CBT
This is a weird feeling of emotional emptiness where you don't necessarily feel sad, but you can't seem to feel happy or excited about anything either.
Numbness (or apathy)?
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
Carl Jung
"You bury enough secrets, the graveyard runs out of room."
The Gorge
Speaker: Levi Kane
What is the 54321 grounding technique?
5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel/touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, 1 thing you can taste
When 2 or more mental illnesses occur at that same time this is called _________
What is Comorbidity? (or dual diagnosis)
This is the term for a personal "property line" or fence you set to let others know how they are allowed to treat you.
A boundary
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
— Viktor E. Frankl
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.”
The Godfather
Speaker: Michael Corleone