Skills
A ___ is something we can do to help manage our feelings or to deal with stressful situations.
Coping skill
Any stimuli that might cause a person to be remembered of a time of using substances.
Trigger
What breathing technique can be used to manage anxiety?
Box breathing (or other similar techniques)
Talking to others is a healthy coping skill?
True
Exercising?
Healthy
Taking your mind off the problem is what kind of coping skill?
Distraction
___ are feelings, experiences, people, places, things, and sensory that you associate with your drinking or drug use.
Triggers
What is an example of a distraction coping skill?
Reading, drawing, knitting, games, exercising, music.
Every coping skill is healthy?
False: Some coping skills might make things worse, like sleeping the whole day or eating too much junk food.
Eating Junk food?
Unhealthy if it is too much.
Name a coping skill
Any will suffice
What should you do if something triggers you?
Use a coping skill! (Give one example if haven't already).
What is a method you can use to calm your body within a few minutes?
Breathing (or TIPP)
A coping skill that is helpful for you might not be helpful for someone else?
True. Some coping skills may be harder for you to use than others, and the same is true for other people. Some just naturally click.
Scream into a pillow?
Unhealthy
What is it called when you change your routines to not encounter a trigger?
Avoidance
What are the 3 common triggers?
People, places, and things
How are coping skills helpful?
Builds confidence, manages emotions, helps us tackle challenges, etc.
Coping skills are something everyone is born knowing how to do?
False: Coping skills are learned throughout our lives.
Arguing?
Unhealthy
Picturing a light switch, in your mind and imagine yourself actually moving it from ON to OFF stopping the drug or alcohol thoughts and tying a rubber band loosely around your wrist, pulling the band and snap it lightly against your wrist as you say, “NO”, to the drug/or alcohol thoughts - is what type of coping skill?
Thought-Stopping
What is it called when you have a list of steps to take and coping skills to use when you know in advance that you will encounter a trigger?
Action Plan (Plan, relapse prevention, etc.)
What makes a coping skill unhealthy?
If it does more harm than good to myself or others; Examples: substance use, excessive spending money, self-harm, etc.
Healthy coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives?
False. Coping skills help us work through problems in a healthy way.
Hitting People?
Unhealthy and dangerous.