Lesson 29: Alcohol and You - Slide 14
Relapse Prevention Skills
For Alcohol Abstinence:
- 3. Manage anger, a very common event prior to relapse drinking:
- Learn internal and external warning signs of anger
- Identify feelings of anger early
- Use calm down phrases
- Identify the things in the situation
that are causing feelings of anger
- Use problem solving skills to resolve the situation
- Use relaxation skills taught in “The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook”
Notes:
Pg. 74, “ Relapse Prevention, Maintenance Strategies In The Treatment of Addictive Behaviors, Second Edition” G. Alan Marlatt and Dennis M. Donovan, editors, The Guilford press, New York, 2005.
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