Coping Skills
The practice of being present and fully engaged in the current moment, without judgment or distraction. It involves paying attention to your thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations as they arise, without getting carried away by them.
What is Mindfulness?
Conditions that affect your thinking, feeling, mood, and behavior.
What are Mental Health Disorders?
A treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual's life experiences. People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and often continue despite harmful consequences.
What is Addiction?
______ are chemicals involved in nerve function. Their actions impact mood, movement, and survival. Nerves throughout the body—including the brain, gastrointestinal system, heart, and muscles—are regulated by various neurotransmitters released by different nerves and glands.
What are neurotransmitters?
Not considering change, unaware a problem exists, aware of few negative consequences, unlikely to seek help. People close to them may be aware of the problem. If the person is in treatment, it is due to threat or coercion.
What is Precontemplation?
Strategies used to manage stressful situations, emotions, and challenges. They can be healthy habits that reduce stress and improve mental well-being, or more immediate techniques used to navigate difficult moments.
What are coping skills?
A mood disorder that affects how you think, feel, and handle daily activities. It's more than just feeling sad; it's a serious condition that can impact your ability to sleep, eat, work, and enjoy life.
What is Depression?
Mood swings, Irritability, Variable energy, Variable concentration, Anxiety, Tiredness, Low enthusiasm, Disturbed sleep
What is Post-Acute Withdrawal Symptoms (PAWS)?
Responsible for motivation, reward, pleasure, motor control, reinforcement
What is Dopamine?
Aware of some pros and cons of substance abuse but feels unsure about change; no goals; undecided about change. Most likely over-estimating the pros or underestimating the cons.
What is Contemplation?
The intentional and voluntary process of letting go of negative feelings, resentment, and anger towards someone who has wronged you. It's a conscious decision to release the hurt and desire for retribution, ultimately aiming to move forward with a more peaceful and healthy mindset.
What is Forgiveness?
A common emotion characterized by feelings of fear, worry, unease, and apprehension. It can manifest as physical symptoms such as a racing heart, sweating, trembling, and difficulty concentrating.
What is Anxiety?
The inability to consistently control our drinking or drug use.
What is Powerlessness?
Responsible for mood regulation, sleep, appetite, digestion, memory, sexual function
What is Serotonin?
An intention has been set to change and begin to plan steps toward recovery, but no specific goal; addictive behavior has been reduced but not enough to make a difference.
What is Preparation?
The state of acknowledging and embracing a situation, feeling, or circumstance without resistance, even if it's difficult or unwanted. It involves recognizing things as they are, rather than how one wishes they were, and can be crucial for personal well-being and effective problem-solving.
What is acceptance?
A mental health condition that develops after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, such as war, natural disaster, violent crime, or personal loss.
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Consists of avoiding stressful thoughts or emotions rather than effectively dealing with them. Addictive substances or behaviors serve as a way to avoid these thoughts or emotions in the short-term, causing further long-term distress. Using a substance to self-medicate in this way can feel like the drug is keeping you alive, helping you function every day, but one must consider whether or not this is a short-term gain at a long term cost.
What is Avoidance?
Responsible for stress response, increased heart rate, energy release, arousal
What is Epinephrine/ Adrenaline?
Making changes, trying new behaviors, and altering their environments but these are not yet stable.
What is Action?
The practice of acknowledging the reality of our situation without judgment or resistance. It doesn't mean we approve of what's happening or that we're giving up. Rather, it's about letting go of the struggle against reality and finding a place of inner peace.
What is Radical Acceptance?
A mental health condition where you experience a problematic pattern of substance use that affects your health and quality of life. Substances change how your brain functions over time.
What is Substance Use Disorder?
Consists of an unrealistic belief that things will work out, and one will not experience negative consequences.
What is Optimism Bias?
Responsible for pain relief, euphoria, stress reduction (natural opioids)
What are Endorphins?
Establishing new habits, routines, and behaviors on a long-term basis that support recovery.
What is Maintenance?