IS CHANGE POSSIBLE?

GROUP EXPECTATIONS: 

  • You are expected to attend consistently and to participate in a constructive manner.
  • Group runs 9:00 AM through 12:00PM, there are two 10 minute breaks.
  • Maintain Confidentiality. It is essential that everything said in group therapy is kept private by all group members and leaders. 
  • Respectful to others.  Expected to listen attentively, refrain from disruptive behavior, and tolerate differences in personal opinion and opposing value systems. 
  • No cellphones.

INTRODUCTIONS: 

  • Personal Affirmations. I AM...
  • What is your goal for the weekend?
  • What action will you take to meet that goal?

Can You Change Behavior Through Awareness?

Quick Review...

1. What is AHNHEDONIA?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is a Physical cause of Anedonia in recover?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What is a PSYCHOLOGICAL cause of relapse?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. How do you create a new relationship with EXCITEMENT?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. How did the speaker define mindfulness?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How did the speaker describe a craving? 
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4. Why did the speaker feel drugs and alcohol are addictive? 
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5. How did the speaker feel mindfulness can be used to resist a craving? 
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6. Can you change behavior through awareness?  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Depression

  • I feel depressed - sad, hurt, disappointed, down, disappointed, lost, unhappy, despairing, dejected, disheartened, low, miserable, empty.
  • I feel guilt - ashamed, at fault, bad, responsible.
  • I feel hopeless - discouraged, pessimistic, desperate, defeated.
  • I feel inferior - inadequate, useless, worthless, undesirable, flawed, incompetent, second-rate, defective.
  • I feel tired - exhausted, drained, weary, worn out, fatigued, lethargic, sleepy, wiped out.
  • I feel unmotivated - uninterested, bored, turned off, burdened.
  • I feel lonely - abandoned, unwanted, alone, isolated, rejected, lonesome, unloved, friendless.

Anxiety

  • I feel anxious - worried, apprehensive, panicky, afraid, uptight, fearful, scared, tense, frightened, nervous, terrified, alarmed.
  • I feel shy - foolish, humiliated, self conscious, mortified, flustered, embarrassed, awkward, timid.
  • I feel stressed - overworked, pressured, burned out, strained, tense, besieged, frazzled, overwhelmed. 

Anger

  • I feel angry - mad, resentful, upset, pissed off, irritated, furious, ticked off, incensed, enraged, irate, annoyed, aggravated.
  • I feel frustrated - stuck, thwarted, stymied.
  • I feel criticized - picked on, blamed, put down, intimidated, insulted, defensive, judged, condemned.
  • I feel jealous - envious, mistrustful, suspicious, paranoid.