🚨Spot the Risk
You’re bored, alone, and scrolling late at night
What is isolation + boredom (high-risk situation)?
“Just one time won’t hurt”
→ What is minimization?
Someone offers you a drink at a party
→ What is refuse + leave / use assertive communication?
Skipping meetings or avoiding support
→ What is behavioral warning sign?
“Using will make me feel better”
→ What is “It will make things worse long-term”?
You just got paid and feel like rewarding yourself
What is financial trigger / reward thinking?
(Cognitive Patterns)
“I’ve been good, I deserve this”
→ What is justification?
You feel triggered and alone at home
→ What is reach out to support / change environment?
Thinking about using more often
→ What is cognitive warning sign?
“I can’t handle this”
→ What is “I can get through this moment”?
You run into old using friends unexpectedly
→ What is social trigger / environmental cue?
“No one will know”
→ What is secrecy / rationalization?
Old friend texts “I got something for you”
→ What is do not respond + block + call support?
Isolating from others
→ What is social warning sign?
“This urge won’t go away”
→ What is “Urges pass if I don’t act on them”?
You’re celebrating a big win and someone offers a drink
→ What is positive trigger / celebration risk?
Cognitive Patterns
“I can handle it this time”
→ What is overconfidence?
Justification
You’re overwhelmed after an argument
→ What is pause + regulate emotion + delay decision?
Romanticizing past use
→ What is mental relapse sign?
“I already messed up, might as well keep going”
→ What is “I can stop now and limit the damage”?
You’re driving past a place you used to use
→ What is environmental trigger / conditioned cue?
“Nothing else is helping anyway”
→ What is hopeless thinking?
All or nothing
You’re about to relapse and feel stuck
→ What is use emergency plan (call someone, go to meeting, remove access)?
Saying “I don’t need this anymore” about recovery
→ What is denial / overconfidence warning sign?
“I’ll start over tomorrow”
→ What is “I can make a different choice right now”?