Forgiveness
Who is forgiveness for?
Yourself
What are the stages?
Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance
What does fighting negative thoughts allow us to do?
Create the quality of your life, be more positive, see where we might need a perspective change, control how our thoughts affect our behavior and emotions.
Which chemical in the brain is responsible for motivation and pleasure?
Dopamine
What does the acronym HOPE stand for?
Hold On Pain Ends
What is the purpose of forgiveness?
To free yourself from a past experience
What causes you to get stuck in a stage?
Fear
A ___ is anything that happens in your life, which triggers thoughts, emotions and behaviors.
Situation
Having more than one addiction at a time is called...
dual addiction, polysubstance use
The acronym SOBER stands for what?
Stop, Observe, Breathe, Evaluate, Respond
Why do people feel they need to forgive?
To be a good person, External pressure/because we're told we should, To heal
What is a crisis?
A situation that is short-term, highly stressful and creates pressure to resolve immediately
Strong networks, View challenges as an opportunity, Practice self care, Practice Mindfulness, set daily achievable goals.
Part of the brain that controls reasoning and logic
Prefrontal cortex
This is commonly know as "wet brain"
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS)
Hate is a strong motivator to do what?
To make a change
People in Tx are usually in what stage?
Contemplation, preparation & action. maintenance comes later
The_____ shows how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors affect one another. This means changing your thoughts will change how you feel and behave.
Cognitive Triangle
Another term for co-occurring disorders
Dual-diagnosis, co-morbid, concurrent
Who said: "Daring greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need. To talk about how you're feeling. To have the hard conversations."
hint: a title of one of her books is in the quote, Daring Greatly
Brene Brown
What do you end up doing if you can't forgive?
Harness hate by focusing on the thing you loved that was violated when the wrong occurred
What is the STOP skill?
Slow your breathing, Take note, Open up, Pursue your values
What are some questions(at least 3) we can ask ourselves to challenge negative thinking?
Is this thought true?, What's the worst that could happen?, Am I jumping to conclusions?, Do I have evidence this is true?, What's the best that can happen?, Do I have evidence this is not true? Am I blaming someone else?, etc
What are the physical symptoms/criteria for diagnosing someone with a SUD?
Tolerance, Withdrawal
Who said: "The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but your thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking."
Eckhart Tolle