Coping Skills & Strategies
This breathing technique is often used to reduce anxiety & stress.
What is deep breathing?
This is the term for something that increases the likelihood of returning to substance use.
What is a trigger?
Lack of this can increase irritability, cravings, and poor decision-making.
What is sleep?
AA Y12SR
NA Recovery 2.0
Smart Recovery Refuge Recovery
Recovery Dharma Celebrate Recovery
What is Supplemental Recovery/Recovery Support Groups?
_________ at a time. (What is this slogan)
What is One day at a time?
The acronym HALT stands for these four common relapse triggers.
What are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?
Planning how to respond in risky situations is called this.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
This kind of physical activity can naturally boost mood and reduce stress.
What is exercise?
An international peer-led mutual aid fellowship dedicated to abstinence-based recovery from alcoholism through its spiritually-inclined Twelve Step program.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
This phrase means that progress, not perfection, is the goal in recovery.
What is "progress, not perfection?"
This DBT grounding technique uses the five senses to reduce stress.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 technique?
People, places, and things tied to substance use are often referred to as this
What are high-risk situations?
This practice involves focusing on the present moment without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
These recovery groups emphasize meditation, mindfulness, and self-awareness, drawing from ancient Eastern teachings to support sobriety and emotional balance. One well-known community is Recovery Dharma.
What is Buddhism-based recovery groups?
This is a nonjudgmental attitude of kindness toward oneself, especially in recovery.
What is self-compassion?
This type of skill involves doing something enjoyable to redirect focus.
What is a distraction technique?
This term describes the small emotional or behavioral shifts that can signal a possible relapse.
What are early warning signs?
These chemicals, often increased by exercise, are known as "feel-good" neurotransmitters.
What are endorphins?
Self-Managment and Recovery Training combines Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), that supports in building & maintaining motivation, coping with urges and cravings, managing thoughts/feelings and behaviors & for living a balanced life.
What is SMART Recovery?
Emotional or physical limits that people set to create a healthy sense of personal space
What is a boundary?
This type of journaling involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and challenging them.
What is cognitive restructuring?
This strategy involves identifying and reaching out to trusted people for help.
What is building a sober support network?
This part of the nervous system activates the fight-flight-freeze response.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
This recovery concept emphasizes meeting individuals where they are without requiring abstinence.
What is Harm Reduction?
This phrase means showing up emotionally and mentally for someone without trying to fix them.