Triggers
These are environmental, emotional, or social cues that can initiate the desire to use substances.
What are triggers?
These are negative thoughts or beliefs that can undermine recovery efforts and contribute to the desire to use substances.
What are self-defeating thoughts?
This is an intense desire or urge to use substances that can be triggered by various factors.
What are cravings?
This is the act of using drugs or alcohol in response to triggers, thoughts, and cravings.
What is substance use?
These strategies involve identifying and avoiding triggers to minimize the risk of relapse.
What are trigger management techniques?
This category of triggers includes places, events, or situations that were associated with substance use in the past.
What is situational triggers?
This type of thought involves rationalizing or justifying substance use despite negative consequences.
What are rationalization thoughts?
These cravings are often triggered by encountering substances, such as the smell or sight of drugs or alcohol.
What are sensory cravings?
This sequence refers to the pattern of triggers, thoughts, cravings, and substance use leading to a cycle of addiction.
What is the trigger-thought-craving-use sequence?
These strategies focus on challenging and replacing negative thoughts with positive, supportive ones.
What are cognitive restructuring techniques?
These triggers are related to experiencing negative emotions such as stress, sadness, or anger.
What are emotional triggers?
These thoughts revolve around feeling entitled to use substances as a reward or escape from difficulties.
What are entitlement thoughts?
These cravings are driven by a desire to escape or numb emotions or discomfort.
What are emotional cravings?
This term describes the process of developing tolerance and dependence on substances over time.
What is addiction?
These strategies involve developing healthy coping mechanisms to deal with emotions and cravings.
What are coping skills?
These triggers involve encountering specific people or social settings where substance use is prevalent.
What are social triggers?
These thoughts involve minimizing the risks and consequences associated with substance use.
What are minimization thoughts?
These cravings are triggered by specific situations, events, or activities that were associated with substance use in the past.
What are situational cravings?
This refers to the risk of returning to substance use after a period of abstinence or recovery.
What is relapse?
These strategies emphasize the importance of building a strong support network and seeking help from others in recovery.
What are support systems?
These triggers are internal cues such as thoughts, memories, or cravings that can lead to the desire to use substances.
What are internal triggers?
These thoughts focus on feeling powerless, believing that using substances is the only solution to cope with life's challenges.
What are powerlessness thoughts?
These cravings can be influenced by social factors, such as being around people who are using substances.
What are social cravings?
This is the ultimate goal of recovery, where individuals achieve and maintain a substance-free lifestyle.
What is sobriety?
These strategies involve developing a relapse prevention plan and implementing strategies to maintain recovery.
What are relapse prevention techniques?