Relapse Prevention
feelings, individuals, or situations that cause your brain to crave substances; if you are unaware of them they could be a factor for relapse.
Triggers
BONUS 100: 3 skills you have learned to overcome cravings and triggers or to cope with mental health symptoms.
a powerful desire to use substances, often perceived as "impulsive" and "uncontrollable"
craving
People often use drugs to ___________ with symptoms of mental health issues.
What is COPE, IGNORE, or SUPRESS.
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, used as a therapeutic technique
Mindfulness
Over 40% of these are alcohol related.
What are fatal motor vehicle accidents.
these thoughts are harmful in recovery and can be things we tell ourselves to talk us into using again
Relapse justification thoughts
bonus: 100pts to anyone willing to share a time when they had a justification thought
We must do this for ourselves before we can do this for others?
What is forgive?
People who are experiencing mental health difficulties sometimes _________ with drugs or alcohol. That is, they turn to substances to help them deal with their mental health difficulties.
self-medication/medicating
The practice of taking an active role in regularly doing things that improve your well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress
self-care
These occur due to what?
Increase in violence and aggression, Addiction, Drug-induced psychosis, Increase in Respiratory problems, Increase in cardiovascular problems, Risk for HIV, HEP C and TB, Damage to physical appearance
What is Methamphetamine/cocaine addiction
You develop this to help you from having a relapse and have a plan in place for when you have cravings and triggers to use or notice early warning signs of mental health relapse.
relapse prevention plan
believing in our ability so greatly that it can cause us setbacks or problems in relation to recovery and mental health
overconfidence
Daily Double!!
In this way of thinking, Our thinking doesn't make sense, even when we try to convince ourselves otherwise.
Daily Double!!
What is irrational thinking?
What are three distraction ideas?
Go for a walk, listen to music, read a book, clean/organize, cook, swim, exercise, play a game, draw, call a friend, hike, watch movie, practice a hobby, garden...
Drug with the highest overdose death rate.
What is Fentanyl
Name two things that might cause someone to develop an addiction problem.
What is family history, poor coping skills, mental health issues, exposure to abuse/trauma, friends who use, easy access to drugs, beginning drug use at an earlier age.
A relapse is usually the end result of a whole chain of bad decisions, some of which may seem harmless at the time. One of the best ways to avoid this is recognizing the _________ that tell you you are heading toward relapse.
What is early warning signs
To politely yet firmly stand up for yourself when facing a trigger or difficult situation.
What is Assertiveness?
Emotional or physical limits that people set to create a healthy sense of personal space.
What are boundaries?
A mostly necessary item for daily living that is also one of the biggest triggers for some.
What is money?
how could over commitment lead to relapse?
This can lead to feeling overloaded and under pressure.
increased stress that promotes escapism
encourages grandiosity and wishful thinking in high risk situations
recovery is not a race- it can set unrealistic expectations for recovery.