Weekend Fun
Your weekend plans.
EXACTLY what you said...
Your favorite childhood television show.
Inhale...exhale really slow
What is a deep breath?
Something that could prompt you to think about using a substance this weekend.
What is a trigger?
The kind of thoughts that aren't helpful.
What is an unhelpful thinking style?
Something enjoyable you have planned this weekend.
YASSSS!
Your idol.
Interesting!
Feeling like doing one thing, but then doing something that is incompatible.
What is opposite action?
The feeling that you have nothing to do, so your thoughts start to slip...
What is boredom?
Thinking something is one way or the other.
What is black and white (all or nothing) thinking?
A way to alleviate boredom this weekend?
OOooo
Your doppelgänger.
Something you do to deal with difficult situations that makes it worse.
What is an unhelpful (or maladaptive) coping skill?
Thinking or doing something so you don't have to think about or do something else.
What is avoidance?
A way to imagine we know what others are thinking or predict the future.
What is jumping to conclusions?
An activity to do when you are grounded that makes you feel better.
Keep on keeping on, you'll be free soon.
What is the best song by them?
What is mindfulness?
Thinking about potential ways you might want to use substances and making a plan ahead of time.
What is relapse prevention?
Rory failed her English exam, and has decided that she is a failure and will never pass an English exam again. An example of...
What is over-generalizing?
A reasonable plan for the weekend that will NOT be boring.
That's the spirit.
Crush it!
A strategy for communicating effectively that includes: describing the situation, expressing how things are affecting you, asserting what you want or need, reinforcing, in a way that is mindful, appearing confident, and negotiated.
What is DEAR MAN?
Staying in instead of going somewhere that might have a preferred substance.
What is proactive relapse prevention?
If I believe one thing but then find an alternative belief.
What is challenging your thought?