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By Sanford House, Saturday, April 13, 2019 9:58 AM
Amy Bukala (with Medical Director Dr. Dosanjh above) is not easy to pin down for an interview. She’s busy. And mobile – moving from Sanford Outpatient Center to the residential Sanford Houses, the back of her white coat flapping. As a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Amy works autonomously as well as in collaboration […]
Last week we sat down with Sober Nation contributor, and top fan, Chuck Shroeter.
Chuck is from a small town in Wisconsin and has 31 years of sobriety. Chuck got sober at the age of 18 after a long battle with depression. He went on to compare his family of origin to the hit-TV show, Shameless, and told us what lead up to a suicide attempt before the age of 18.
DBT skills for overcoming addictions are included in the distress tolerance section of training (featured in last weeks blog post) and include, as displayed above, an overview of behavior patterns that indicate when one is in “addict mind” or “clear mind,” skills to plan for dialectical abstinence such as adaptive denial, the community reinforcement model, and more. These skills are intended to help people reinforce nonaddictive behaviors and end addiction-linked behaviours.
In her new DBT skills training manual, published in 2015 (Linehan, 2015), Dr. Marsha Linehan introduced several other helpful new skills for people struggling with addiction. One of those skills is called burning bridges. Burning bridges involves reducing your opportunities to engage in the addictive behaviour. Basically, you’re burning the bridge between you and people, places, or events in your life that encourage or facilitate addiction.
Another helpful DBT skill for addiction is called alternate rebellion. This skill is based on the idea that one of the big draws of addictive behaviour is that it is risky, elicit, and kind of exciting. Engaging in alcohol use, drug use, gambling, and so on, can be a way to rebel against societal conventions. This is not the case for all people, but for some people, being a bit of a rebel is one of the bonuses of engaging in addictive behaviour. For these people, the skill of alternate rebellion involves finding an alternative way to rebel – a way that does not involve harmful addictive behaviour.
The latest blog articles published by SMART Recovery USA.
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Here's a look at the latest blog articles posted by SMART Recovery USA. Visit the SMART Recovery blogto read more articles aimed at helping you, your loved ones and your community overcome addiction.
Although the terms alcoholic and alcoholism are often used in discussions about heavy drinking, the science community has been moving away from these terms for years now. There are two primary reasons to use more nuanced terms: Alcohol problems are not a “yes” or “no” issue. You don’t need to be at “rock-bottom” to experience […]
Please join us for a very special celebration of our 25th Silver Anniversary, scheduled for September 20 – 22nd, 2019!
In support of National Recovery Awareness Month, the 2019 SMART Recovery Annual Conference will be held in Itasca, IL (a suburb of Chicago and close to O’ Hare Airport) on September 20-22nd at The Westin Chicago Northwest Hotel. Hotel room and conference facilities are located on the same premise.
Founded in 1994, SMART Recovery uses science-based techniques that have proven to be effective in helping people recover from addiction problems involving any substance or behavior, including such things as alcohol, drugs, gambling, over-eating, shopping and internet use.
Participants use SMART to assume responsibility for their own recovery and become empowered using its 4-Point Program®: building motivation; coping with urges; managing thoughts, feelings and behaviors; and living a balanced life.
