Coping Skills
a natural way to get in shape and increase feelings of happiness
exercise
This evidence-based approach to maintaining recovery from addiction involves identifying triggers and warning signs and then developing specific coping strategies to avoid a return to negative behaviors.
Relapse Prevention
This is the term for a persistent, strong, and irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity.
Phobia
This outpatient provider meets with you at least once a week for 1 hour to discuss your feelings, coping skills and any mental health symptoms.
Therapist
(social worker, mental health counselor, psychologist)
This best-selling author, known internationally for the “Harry Potter” franchise, has been public about her experiences with depression and suicidal thoughts.
J.K. Rowling
This is the practice of regularly taking time to focus on your own physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being
self-care
This approach to recovery minimizes the negative consequences associated with active substance use by providing tools, strategies, resources, and supports to reduce the risks and dangers associated with use.
Harm reduction
How long do you need to take most medications before they start showing effects?
2-4 weeks
This outpatient provider refills or makes any medication adjustments for you while you are in the community.
Prescriber
(psychiatrist, nurse practitioner)
This celebrity who was born and raised on Long Island has been diagnosed with Bipolar 2 disorder. She is known for her music career and holiday hit “All I want for Christmas is You.”
Mariah Carey
This is a technique used to describe taking slow, deep breaths in, holding your breath, exhaling, and holding your breath again to alleviate stress
box breathing
once addiction to any substance occurs for long enough, this important organ drastically changes the way it functions
the brain
This mental health disorder is characterized by extreme mood swings, including periods of mania and depression
Bipolar Disorder
This outpatient provider meets with you in the community to assist in applying for and maintaining benefits, scheduling medical and mental health appointments, and assisting in transportation.
Case manager
This celebrity is diagnosed with bulimia, bipolar disorder and has a significant history of substance abuse. She was once a Disney channel star but is now known for her music career releasing “Sober” in 2018.
Demi Lovato
This is a practice that involves focusing or clearing your mind using a combination of mental and physical techniques to relax, reduce anxiety and alleviate stress.
meditation
These hormones often referred to as the "feel-good" hormones, are released during activities that promote well-being, like exercise, laughter, creative expression, and socialization.
Endorphins
This is the term for a sudden, intense, and overwhelming episode of fear or discomfort, often accompanied by physical symptoms like a racing heart, shortness of breath, and sweating.
Panic Attack
This is a provider you can reach by calling 988 or there are designated lines and locations in each county to help people experiencing emotional crises.
Crisis Center
This punk rock legend was the frontman and founder of Ramones and was diagnosed with schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Joey Ramone
(born Jeffery Ross Hyman)
This technique helps focus on your immediate surroundings to anchor yourself in reality. Name objects you see, touch different textures, or listen to calming sounds in your environment.
Grounding
This two-word term is used to describe the phenomenon where an individual experiences both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder at the same time?
Co-occurring Disorders or Dual Diagnosis
To maintain healthy relationships, we should identify and communicate these physical, psychological, and emotional limits to protect ourselves from being manipulated or violated by others.
Boundaries
This is a program that integrates rehabilitation, treatment, and support services for people that provide clinical services, group programing and can focus on both mental health and substance abuse.
PROS
(Personalized Recovery Oriented Services)
This celebrity is diagnosed with depression, has a history of suicidal thoughts, and saved his own mother from attempting suicide when he was 15 years old. He was first a professional wrestler following in his father’s footsteps and is now acting in movies like the fast and furious series, Ballers, and Moana.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson