Developing a Sober Plan "not planning is planning to fail "

Introduction Pride Institute leaders in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Mental Health and Chemical Dependency content of these slides were primarily taken from an interactive web presentation provided by the Pride Institute. A recording of this presentation and many other valuable resources are available at at www.pride-institute.com SoberHood a non profit based in Austin, Texas deticated to reducing the high cost of addiction while improving the health and well being of at risk and under served populations and society as a whole Sober Living Programs: housing, recovery, health/wellness, life skills... Awareness Campaigns Community Building go to www.soberhood.org for more information

Pride Institute

leaders in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Mental Health and Chemical Dependency

content of these slides were primarily taken from an interactive web presentation provided by the Pride Institute. A recording of this presentation and many other valuable resources are available at at www.pride-institute.com

SoberHood

a non profit based in Austin, Texas deticated to reducing the high cost of addiction while improving the health and well being of at risk and under served populations and society as a whole

Sober Living Programs: housing, recovery, health/wellness, life skills...

Awareness Campaigns

Community Building

go to www.soberhood.org for more information

Identifying Your Triggers Emotions Thinking Erros High Risk Situations

Emotions

Thinking Erros

High Risk Situations

Create a Specific Sober Plan of Action Emotional Example: when I feel lonely, I will call Bill, a friend, at 555-555-5555 go to a 12 Step Meeting at 111 Street Name which are at 7am, noon, or 7pm go for a 15 min run What emotion triggers you? What will you do when this happens? be specific

Emotional Example:

when I feel lonely,

I will

call Bill, a friend, at 555-555-5555

go to a 12 Step Meeting at 111 Street Name which are at 7am, noon, or 7pm

go for a 15 min run

What emotion triggers you?

What will you do when this happens?

be specific

Create a Specific Sober Plan of Action Thinking Error Example: when I blame others for my addiction, I will call Kim, my sponsor, at 555-555-5555 journal for an hour volunteer at the downtown soup kitchen What thinking errors triggers you? What will you do when this happens? be specific

Thinking Error Example:

when I blame others for my addiction,

I will

call Kim, my sponsor, at 555-555-5555

journal for an hour

volunteer at the downtown soup kitchen

What thinking errors triggers you?

What will you do when this happens?

be specific

Create a Specific Sober Plan of Action High Risk Example: On my Birthday, I will paint ceramics with my niece, June, at the Clay Pot Ceramics Store go to a 12 Step Meeting at 7 pm at 111 Street Name I will invite Abe, Ben, Cindy, and David, friends in recovery, to go to dinner with me What high risk events trigger you? What will you do when this happens? be specific

High Risk Example:

On my Birthday,

I will

paint ceramics with my niece, June, at the Clay Pot Ceramics Store

go to a 12 Step Meeting at 7 pm at 111 Street Name

I will invite Abe, Ben, Cindy, and David, friends in recovery, to go to dinner with me

What high risk events trigger you?

What will you do when this happens?

be specific

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