Relapse Prevention
Feelings, people, or situations that cause the brain to want to use substances. If you're not aware of them, they can cause you to relapse
Triggers *Share about your triggers
Someone who helps guide a newcomer through the processes of NA or AA
A Sponsor *Do you have your sponsor? Share about your experience
This defense mechanism involves taking a negative quality about yourself and attributing it to someone else.
Projection.
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
The term used to describe a person who feels like they need to save their partner from themselves.
Caretaker
This state of mind can be fatal for recovery! It's characterized by being too comfortable or not feeling motivated to continue doing the work
Complacency
A powerful desire to use substances
Cravings
A person transfers their emotional reaction from one thing onto another, such as when a person is having an ongoing conflict at home and takes out their frustrations on their coworkers, or vice versa.
Displacement.
Doing or thinking about something different when you feel yourself being triggered to use substances
Changing the Channel *What are things you do to Change the Channel?
In a healthy relationship it is always important establish and maintain healthy ____________! (Personal limits that individuals set for themselves to protect their well-being, values, and sense of self within a relationship.)
Boundaries.
Refusing to admit the truth about addiction and its consequences to ourselves.
Denial
Symptoms you experience several weeks or months after you have finished detoxing that are related to the body healing from substance use
Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS) *What PAWS symptoms have you experienced?
Overly focus on the intellectual aspects of an issue to avoid dealing with the emotional parts of it.
Intellectualization
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 *Share one thing you do for self-care
1. Upbringing and past experiences
2. Learned behavior
3. Denial/minimization
4. Low self esteem
5. Need for control
Identifying and writing down triggers, coping skills, people, and activities that can help prevent a relapse
Relapse Prevention Plan *Raise your hand if you have a relapse prevention plan
A common phrase repeated in AA/NA as an important part of recovery. It is not just a common encouragement, it holds great meaning representing the gratitude an individual feels about their sobriety, and the importance of it presently.
"One Day at a Time"
Channeling of one's emotions or urges into something more useful or safe, such as a person leaning into sports as a way to release stress and aggression.
Sublimation
Getting support from a neutral person who can help with mental health and addiction concerns
Therapy/Counseling
This relates to how, when, and what you communicate with your partner and how they communicate with you.
Communication Boundary
Convincing yourself that it's okay or that you have to use substances/engage in addictive behaviors
Relapse Justification
Using another activity in order to replace or substitute the feelings/results you used to get from using substances
Cross Addiction
Separate into categories—different parts of our life in order to avoid emotions or need from one area of our life from conflicting with or disrupting other areas of our life.
Compartmentalization
A state of mind where you are thankful and taking notice of the good things in your life, rather than focusing on the bad
Gratitude *What is one thing you are grateful for today?
This can be considered a manipulation tactic relating to emotional abuse used to gain control in a relationship by showering someone with gifts and excessive affection.
Love-bombing.