SYMPTOMS
This is a rapid change in mood.
What is a mood swing?
This helps maintain physical wellness and keep the body functioning properly while also reducing stress.
What is exercise?
What does PAWS stand for?
Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms (syndrome)
What does "Post" mean?
What is after detox
A feeling of nervousness or worry.
What is anxiety?
These are actions you deliberately take specifically for the purpose of maintaining your well-being.
What is self-care?
The amount of time that acute withdraw during which an individual experiences consistent physical symptoms can best be measured by how many weeks?
What is 2 weeks
What can cause an increase of PAWS symptoms?
What is stress?
This is being easily annoyed or angered.
What is irritability?
The practice of creating a state of being free from tension and anxiety.
What is relaxation?
Post acute withdrawal lasts for approximately ___ years.
What is 2 years?
When do they usually begin?
What is after 7-14 days (after early withdrawal)
Becoming angry over seemingly trivial things, feeling more excited or anxious than reasonable.
What is emotional overreaction?
The process of figuring out what you want to achieve and developing a plan to help make it happen.
What is setting a goal?
A PAWS episode lasts for approximately this long.
What is a few days?
A PAWS episode lasts for approximately this long.
What is a few days?
Unusual forgetfulness that leads to having a hard time remembering or retaining new information.
What are memory problems
To instantly orient oneself with thoughts and thought patterns through writing down thoughts and feelings.
What is journaling?
Name 3 factions that can influence a person's duration of PAWS
What is how long they were using, age, medical issues, how much they used how often, gender, level of self-care during recovery.
What is PAWS?
What is the symptoms/things that people experience after they stop using alcohol or other drugs.