Definitions
What does HALT mean?
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired?
A reluctance in connecting with your support system or reaching out for help.
What is isolation?
Name the three stages of relapse
What is Emotional, Mental, and Physical Relapse?
speaking to a therapist, counselor, or sponsor
What is talk therapy?
I can no longer afford their rent
What is loss of stable housing?
A complex condition, a brain disease that is manifested by compulsive substance use despite harmful consequence
What is addiction?
"I only drank/ used one time"
What is minimizing or faulty thinking?
A moment where you briefly use alcohol or drugs, but you stop quickly afterwards
What is a lapse or slip?
Finding a common ground to avoid negative interactions
What is conflict resolution?
Family, significant others, and friends have distanced themselves from you
What is loss of relationships?
Intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations. Fast heart rate, rapid breathing, sweating, and feeling tired may occur.
What is Anxiety?
Lack of interests, hobbies, and idle time
What is boredom?
You are at war within your mind. You haven't necessarily started using, but you are having increase thoughts of using
What is mental relapse?
Reminding yourself of the painful moments of your addiction
What is playing your tape through?
You exposes yourself to this disease thru IV drug use
What is Hepatitis C or HIV?
When you return to old (1) attitudes, (2)behaviors, and (3) values associated with active use
What is relapse?
Having feelings of hopelessness, having negative self-talk, sleep disturbances, and lack of appetite
What is emotional relapse?
Depressive feelings
You start using substances again leading to the possibility of uncontrollably using
What is physical relapse?
Having positive conversation with yourself which identifies attributes, strengths, and characteristics
What is positive self-talk?
When you have a toxic amount of drugs in your systems that shuts down your central nervous system?
What is overdose?
The process of safely removing addictive substances from the body, aiming to reduce discomfort and potential physical harm for individuals who are experiencing withdrawal.
What is stabilization?
i.e. "detoxification"
Thinking "I got this" or "I can do this on my own"
What is overconfidence of self-defeating ego?
Your not necessarily thinking about using, but your emotions and behaviors are setting you up
What is emotional relapse?
Associated with spirituality, spiritual connection, and connecting mind, body, and spirit
What is mediation?
When you have violated legal boundaries due to your criminal behavior and drug/ alcohol abuse
What is jail/prison?