Lesson 14: Managing Leftover Toxins - Slide 10
What Can You Do About
Emotional Oversensitivity?
- Use humor
- Remind yourself that every
day these feelings will occur
less and less
- Use the techniques taught in
the relaxation and anger management groups
- Alert your family that this is a normal reaction during early abstinence
- Get extra exercise to reduce stress
- Get extra rest, these feelings can
wear you out
Notes:
Pg. 307 “Teens Under The Influence, The Truth About Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs-How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It,” Katherine Ketcham and Nicholas A. Pace, MD, Ballentine Books, New York, 2003.
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