Relapse Prevention
All recovering people have certain people, places, emotions, and things that are somehow associated with drinking alcohol or using drugs.These high-risk people, places, things, and feelings are called…
TRIGGERS
Twelve Step mutual self-help groups vary a lot. Each group has a different personality. They are not all the same. Your recovery will be enhanced when you find the group that works best for you. This is a group or meeting that one attends faithfully every week, is a part of, arrives early, helps set up and close the meeting.
Home Group
Making _________ with people who participate in good and healthy hobbies or events can be a great part of your recovery program. Even if the focus is not on your recovery, participating in alcohol- and drug-free entertainment, recreation, exercise, and other activities can enhance your recovery.
Friends
What is a system of rationalizations, justifying my harmful behavior.
Denial
What month has 28 days
All of them
is an emotional state that you might experi- ence before, during, or after substance use.
Internal trigger
Not having a plan before entering a risky situation increases the chance of this.
What is relapse?
What is the opposite of a character defect.
A spiritual principle
What does P.A.W.S stand for?
What is Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome.
Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world
What is Mount Everest, it just wasn't discovered yet.
is a process that involves (1) compulsion to drink alcohol or use other drugs, (2) a loss of control over drinking alcohol or using drugs, and (3) continued drinking or drug use despite negative consequences.
Addiction
Which communication style includes avoiding conflict, difficulty saying no, minimizing one’s own needs, apologetic language, poor eye contact, and suppressing feelings instead of expressing them directly.
Passive
This inner voice combines conscious thoughts with inbuilt beliefs and biases to create an internal monologue throughout the day which motivates your feelings and behavior.
What is Self-Talk
_________triggers are the people, places, and things associated with drinking or using drugs.
External
David,s parents had 3 children. Snapp, Crackle and who?
Who is David
The best way to stop a trigger from leading to relapse is to __________ the trigger in the first place
Avoid
Which communication style includes blaming or criticizing others, interrupting, speaking in a loud or harsh tone, using threatening or controlling language, intense eye contact, and prioritizing one’s own needs while dismissing others.
Aggressive
What is the automatic, often subconscious stream of thoughts that criticize or belittle oneself.
What is Negative Self-Talk
________triggers are related to the senses of sight, sound, taste, and touch.
Sensory
How much dirt is in a hole that measures 2 feet by 3 feet by 4 feet?
None, its a hole.
Invite family members and friends to an ______ or _________ meeting. Explain that those meetings can help them understand what you are going through and how to help you, as well as help them deal with the consequences of your problems.
Al-Anon or Nar-Anon
Which communication style includes expressing thoughts and feelings clearly and respectfully, maintaining calm tone and steady eye contact, setting healthy boundaries, using “I” statements, listening to others, and valuing both one’s own needs and the needs of others.
Assertive
the 4 steps involved with dealing with triggers.
1. Identify them
2. Avoid them
3. Interrupt them
4. Talk about them
The 4 steps from trigger to relapse
Trigger, thought, craving, and use
If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?
Wet.