Emotional Triggers & Urges
Certain emotions can act as this type of trigger.
What are internal triggers?
Regulation involves responding instead of reacting.
What is emotional regulation?
Strong emotions can impair this ability.
What is judgment or decision-making?
Unmanaged emotions are a common relapse risk.
What are emotional triggers and distress?
Resilience involves tolerating emotions without substances.
What is emotional resilience?
Early emotional awareness can reduce this urge.
What are cravings?
Grounding skills help reduce this intensity.
What is emotional or physiological intensity?
Pausing allows access to this part of the brain.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Planning for emotions supports relapse prevention by
What is identifying coping strategies in advance?
Practice strengthens emotional resilience.
What is repeated skill use?
Ignoring emotions often increases this risk.
What is relapse risk or emotional escalation?
Breathing can regulate this system.
What is the nervous system?
Emotion-driven decisions often lead to this consequence.
What are regret, relapse, or negative outcomes?
Coping skills act as protective factors.
What is reducing relapse vulnerability?
Support systems help build resilience by
What is providing validation and coping support?
Emotional triggers often precede this behavior.
What are substance use or impulsive actions?
Managing emotions improves this outcome.
What is stability and recovery consistency?
Awareness supports values-based decisions by
What is slowing responses and increasing choice?
Learning from emotional triggers builds insight.
What is awareness of patterns and prevention strategies?
Resilience reduces relapse vulnerability by
What is increasing tolerance for distress?
Identifying triggers supports relapse prevention by
What is allowing planning and coping skill use.
Regulation skills support consistency by
What is reducing emotional reactivity?
Healthy decisions strengthen recovery by
What is building confidence and self-efficacy?
Relapse prevention focuses on progress.
What is not perfection: flexibility and learning?
Emotional resilience supports long-term recovery by
What are sustaining coping and regulation skills?