Let's cope
Crying is an unhealthy coping skill.
False- crying is a very healthy way to deal with strong feelings if it isn’t happening to often each day.
What is a powerful desire to use substances, often perceived as “impulsive” and “uncomfortable”?
Cravings
Bonus: 100pt to anyone who can share their cravings and how they can cope from it?
What is Catastrophizing?
This is when we blow things out of proportion. When we assume that the worst will happen. Often, it involves believing that you're in a worse situation than you really are or exaggerating the difficulties you face.
Turn negative to positive "My life is terrible"
(answer may be subjective)
What could a friend do to assist your recovery?
(Open ended response)
Why do we turn to the easiest way out?
In denial or in avoidance on facing difficult problems.
What are 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
TRUE or FALSE: It is okay to be emotional!
True
Bonus: 100pt to anyone if they could explain when being emotional could be healthy and unhealthy!
What happens when there's unbalance in emotional thinking and reasoning thinking?
letting emotions control over making decision and having irrational thinking.
What is self awareness?
The ability to look inside yourself honestly and truthfully.
Why do people use unhealthy coping skills?
They haven’t learned or developed healthy ones.
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.
What is emotional reasoning?
Assuming something is true based on feeling even if there's no evidence proving it to be true
What is negative self talk that has the characteristic of jumping on mistakes you made in the past and reminds you that you are a failure. Ex: I won't be able to recover because I relapse.
Being a critic/ criticizing own self.
Something everyone needs when overcoming a difficult challenge, because it is so difficult to do alone.
What is support?
When does a healthy coping skill become unhealthy
When it is does excessively and in an unhealthy way.
What is the very first step in the eleven steps of the relapse process?
Change of attitude (change irritable; complaining about recovery activities; stop doing recovery activities)
What is the consequences of assuming you are the responsible for everything that happens to themselves or others.
People who suffer from unhealthy self-blame are prone to toxic self-criticism.
When does self-sabotaging becomes unhealthy behaviors?
when it creates problems in daily life and interferes with long-standing goals.
Bonus: 100 pts to anyone who can share an experience and how they can prevent self-sabotaging.
What is purpose?
This can help you define your goals and add meaning and direction to your life.
What happens when you use withdrawal to cope with your feelings?
bonus: 100pt to anyone who can share their experience of withdrawal. You can start to feel alone like no one understands.
What is it called when we know we are doing something wrong but we make it ok in our minds?
Distorted Thinking (Relapse Justification Thoughts)
Bonus: 100 points to anyone willing to share a time when they had a distorted or negative thought
What is overgeneralization?
This is when a person makes a broad assumption or conclusion based on one single event Ex: "I failed this math test so I must be stupid"
How does self esteem impact your mood?
low self confidence. isolation. etc.
When you do something you enjoy, like watch a good movie, your _______ system gets activated. a) limbic b) digestive c) nervous
A: The “reward” system is part of the limbic system, which gets activated when you do something you like. Dopamine is a brain chemical that is released, producing feelings of pleasure and letting you know that something important is happening.