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Identifying Personal Triggers
Identifying Personal Triggers
What are triggers?
Places
Time Periods
- Something that specifically motivates an individual to use a substance or feel a certain way
- A "thing" that has been associated with drug use in the past
- Normalizing it - relapse and triggers affect and happen to everyone
- Personalizing it - unique to each person
- Safety plan for personal triggers, how to cope
- Various social situations
- Bars, parties
- Parts of town where drinking occurs
- Workplace
- Paydays
- Holidays
- Periods of idle time
- After work
- Periods of stress or trauma
- Anniversary of a trauma
Thoughts
and Feelings
Things
People
- Alcohol
- Alcohol paraphernalia
- Money
- Movies with alcohol use
- Alcohol-using friends
- Family members
- Co-workers
- Anxiety
- Anger
- Frustration
- Sexual Arousal
- Excitement
- Boredom
- Fatigue
- Happiness
References
Taylor, S. (2014). Phase 4, phase 5 and RPP with
diverse populations [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from https://elearn.mohawkcollege.ca/d2l/le/content/193511/Home