MINDFULNESS
BEING PRESENT IN THE MOMENT.
WHAT IS MINDFULNESS.
MANAGING STRONG EMOTIONS BY DISTRACTING OUR ATTENTION BY DOING SOMETHING WE ENJOY.
WHAT IS ACTIVITIES.
USING 5 SENSES TO HELP COMFORT OURSELVES
WHAT ARE DBT 5 SELF-SOOTHING SKILLS
The impulse or intention to go and do something (e.g., the impulse to go and use).
WHAT IS AN URGE.
Mindfulness can be helpful to: please provide two answers.
What is: To be fully present in the here and now, To experience unpleasant thoughts and feelings safely, To become aware of what you are avoiding, To develop self-acceptance and self-compassion,To learn that thoughts and feelings ar.e impermanent; they change and come and go
JUST NOTICE WITHOUT REACTING OR DESCRIBING.
WHAT IS OBSERVE.
REFOCUSING ATTENTION FROM YOURSELF TO WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR OTHERS?
WHAT IS CONTRIBUTING.
REPLACING IMMEDIATE NEGATIVE EVENTS OR EMOTIONS WITH MORE POSITIVE ONES.
WHAT IS IMPROVING THE MOMENT.
The desire for the effect of a substance
WHAT IS A CRAVING.
What is Emotion Mind, Reasonable/Rational Mind and Wise Mind.
JUMP IN WITH BOTH FEET. I.E. WHEN WALKING, YOU ARE WALKING, WHEN WASHING THE DISHES, YOU ARE WASHING THE DISHES.
WHAT IS PARTICIPATING.
REPLACING CURRENT NEGATIVE EMOTIONS WITH ANOTHER LESS NEGATIVE EMOTION.
WHAT IS OPPOSITE ACTION.
USING YOUR IMAGINATION TO CREATE AN EXPERIENCE THAT CAN DISTRACT, AND SOOTHE.
WHAT IS IMAGERY.
URGES ARE LIKE WAVES, THEY COME , GROW, AND EVENTUALLY CRASH. JUST LIKE WAVES THEY CAN ALSO COME IN SETS; ROLLING IN ONE AFTER THE OTHER. WHAT IS THIS SKILL CALLED?
WHAT IS URGE SURFING.
JUST THE FACTS. Hint- it is a WHAT skill from core mindfulness.
WHAT IS DESCRIBE?
OBSERVE, DESCRIBE, PARTICIPATE
WHAT ARE MINDFULNESS WHAT SKILLS.
THE SITUATIONS OF OTHERS CAN HELP TO CAST A MORE POSITIVE LIGHT ON YOUR OWN SITUATION.
WHAT IS COMPARISON.
DEEP BREATHING, PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION, AND YOGA.
WHAT ARE RELAXATION SKILLS.
MYTH OR FACT: Cravings are a natural and completely normal part of quitting or minimising substance use.
WHAT IS FACT.
You are experiencing an intense emotional response to anger. Rather than engaging in a physical argument, what skill do you use in order to disengage?
What is STOP skill.
Bonus- what does each letter stand for?
NONJUDGMENTAL, ONE-MINDFUL, AND EFFECTIVE
WHAT ARE MINDFULNESS HOW SKILLS.
THE ABBREVIATION [MNEMONIC] TO AID IN REMEMBERING CRISIS SURVIVAL DISTRACTION SKILLS?
WHAT IS ACCEPTS.
USING YOUR REASONABLE MIND TO FIND A PURPOSE TO UNDERSTAND YOUR SITUATION.
WHAT IS MEANING.
MYTH OR FACT: Urges occur when a person has built up a tolerance to a substance over time and then have to go without.
WHAT IS MYTH.
Correct answer- what is cravings.
You receive upsetting news that your housing has been postponed due to a recent relapse. You have the urge to go out and use. What Distress Tolerance skill can you use in order to not make the situation worse?
What is- TIP- Temperature, Intense Excersise, Paced Breathing.
Hold an ice cube in hand, snap an elastic band on your wrist.