Coping Skills
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
a powerful desire to use substances
often perceived as "impulsive" and "uncontrollable"
craving
Your body requires larger amounts of a drug to get the same effect.
What is Tolerance?
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.
Fish are friends . . .
not food.
Bruce, Finding Nemo
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
Someone who guides a newcomer through the process of 12-step groups
sponsor
200 bonus points for sharing what you know about sponsorship, what you like about the idea of it, and how a "bad" sponsor could affect recovery success.
The occurrence of mental and physical problems when someone who is addicted stop using a drug.
What is Withdrawal?
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
T/F Colorado is the only state to ever turn down the Olympics
True
Getting support from a neutral person who can help with mental health and addiction concerns
therapy or counseling
What are the physical symptoms experienced after detoxification that relate to the "bodily healing" from substance abuse?
Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms or (PAWS)
A powerful, addictive, central nervous system depressant produced by fermentation of yeast.
What is Alcohol?
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
Mickey Mouse has this # of fingers on each hand.
Four (three fingers and a thumb)
Doing or thinking about something different when you feel yourself being triggered to use substances
Opposite Action
What does the acronym HALT stand for?
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired
Occurs when alcohol concentration in the blood reaches near-critical levels.
What is Alcohol poisoning?
Name at least 5 reasons people use drugs/alcohol
To feel better (stress, depression, etc)
To feel good (socially, pleasure, relaxation)
Curiosity (peer pressure, seeking a thrill, etc)
Fear of withdrawal (using to avoid feeling ill/dope sick/ hungover) ex: drinking as an "eye opener"
What Colorado city is the melon capital of the world
Rocky ford
Name 5 coping skills that you have learned
Refusing to admit the truth about addiction and its consequences to ourselves.
Denial
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 are the steps of DEARMAN?
D- Describe; E-Express; A- Assert; R-Reinforce; M-Mindful; A-Appear Confident; N-Negotiate
*For 200 bonus points, roleplay a DEARMAN script
T/F The cheese burger was invented in Colorado
True