Boundaries
The limits and rules we set for ourselves within relationships.
Personal boundaries
Name three coping skills to manage stress and difficult emotions.
Answers will vary.
What is self care and why is it important in recovery?
By putting in the time and effort to care for your physical and mental self, you reduce the chance for health problems later. Self-care strategies can help you prevent relapse and have a successful recovery. Strategies include everything from getting enough sleep to connecting with others and enforcing your boundaries.
The number one trigger is
People, Places, and Things
In this stage of relapse a person could be repressing and bottling up emotions, isolating, skipping therapy, being unwilling to share, or neglecting self care.
Emotional Relapse
Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Sexual, Material, and Time
Types of boundaries
What is mindfulness and how can a person incorporate it into their daily lives?
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The acronym HALT stands for
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
Name two emotions that can triggers a person to relapse.
Answers may vary. Anger, fear, guilt, pain, remorse, grief, loss, shame, being humiliated, or embarrassed.
Give an example of a relapse warning sign.
(Varies) Denial, avoidance, defensiveness, overreaction.
A person with ____ _______ might avoid intimacy and close relationships, may seem detached, and may have difficulty asking for help.
Rigid Boundaries
Give an example of how to set a boundary at work.
Answer will very
Name three things a person can do for good self care.
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Why its important to know what our triggers are.
Knowing what to look out for can help you anticipate and manage triggers and allow you to build new coping strategies. Some situations may need to be avoided until you are able to learn new ways to cope with unpleasant feelings and resist difficult urges especially in early recovery.
In this stage of relapse a person could be experiencing cravings, minimizing the consequences of using, and glorifying drug use.
Mental Relapse
A person with _____ ________ may overshare personal information, have difficulty saying "no" to the requests of others, and can be accepting of abuse and disrespect from others in relationships.
Porous Boundaries
Give an example of how to set a boundary in a relationship.
Answer will vary.
Name two benefits of group therapy.
Answers will vary.
Describe a situation that could be triggering in early recovery and how one might plan ahead to avoid relapse.
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Name three ways to handle high risk situations.
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Give two examples of healthy boundaries.
Values own opinions, doesn't compromise values for others, shares personal information in appropriate ways, knows their wants and needs and can communicate them, can accept when others say "no"
In this stage of change the person is not yet acknowledging that there is a problem behavior that needs to be changed.
Precontemplation
Name one common fear a person can have in early recovery and one way to manage that fear without relapse.
Answers will vary.
How can a person get back on track after a relapse?
Answers will vary. Reach out for help, get honest, get back to treatment. Use the relapse as a learning experience.
When a person is experiencing a mental or emotional relapse name two things they can do to avoid physical relapse.
Answers will very, use social supports, attend support group, use distractions, coping skills