Terms
This term refers to the way that you respond or react to triggers
What is stress
Triggers are a sign of _________
What is DANGER!!!
When you are stressed you tend to breath from your _________. Breathing techniques can help you to breath from your ___________.
What is chest and diaphragm
Relapse is a ___________, not an event.
What is a process
The most commonly used and abused drug, after alcohol, is __________.
What is marijuana
These are abilities or approaches that an addict uses in order to avoid and deal with triggers and cravings.
What are coping skills
An old neighborhood where you drank, pay day, a certain time of day are all examples of...
What are external triggers
This is a basic human response and survival mechanism triggered by perceived danger
What is fight or flight
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Anxiety, nausea, physical weakness are physical responses associated with this...
What is withdrawal
Growth, self change and reclaiming your life are the goals and benefits of ____________
What is recovery
When you change your phone number, move, delete social media accounts you are practicing this principle of relapse prevention planning
What is avoiding high risk situations (avoidance)
Triggers automatically lead to _________ which then lead to _________.
What are thoughts and cravings
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This is a written guideline you create for your continued recovery.
What is a Relapse Prevention Plan
What is your Blood Alcohol Level if you are sober?
What is 0.0
An idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes a person's mind is called...
What is an obsession
When you engage in healthy activities to counter the effects of a trigger this is called...
Interruption of triggers
This term refers to a situation that causes a stress reaction
What is a stressor
What are 3 dangers of telling "war stories"?
What is war stories glamorize drug use, they make relapse more likely, they may trigger those around you, they suggest that you are focused on addiction rather than recovery
When an individual in recovery switches one addiction for another this is called...
What is addiction replacement/transfer of addiction
An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one's conscious wishes is called....
What is compulsion
The best time to stop triggers is....
BEFORE you experience them!
What are three long term consequences of being "too stressed for too long"
What is digestion issues, reproductive issues, inhibited growth, inhibited tissue repair. gastrointestinal issues, heart disease and kidney disease
Anxiety, anger, mood swings, isolation, not asking for help, not going to meetings and poor eating habits are all examples of what type of relapse
What is emotional relapse
This is the best tool for time management in early recovery...
What is scheduling/relapse prevention planning