“I function better when I use” Using to manage anxiety or depression Hiding use from loved ones Thinking I’m protecting others from the truth Planning to use but telling myself I’ll stop early Waiting to take recovery seriously “It’s just how I am” Using because I feel lonely Telling myself they wouldn’t understand Using to sleep Avoiding feelings instead of coping with them Using after a “good week” Telling myself “nothing bad happened last time” Thinking I can control it this time Assuming consequences won’t happen again Avoiding asking for help Pushing feelings down “This is the last time” “I’m not as bad as other people here” “I need this to get through the day” Thinking I already know this stuff Using because I earned it Using because I’m bored Cutting people off instead of setting boundaries Telling myself I’ll deal with it later Comparing myself to others in treatment Half- listening in group Isolating instead of talking Doing homework “in my head” Thinking feelings will pass on their own Using “just to take the edge off” Ignoring warning signs Not being honest with staff Minimizing past consequences “I’ll start recovery after ___” Blaming stress, people, or circumstances Choosing people who enable me Telling myself I don’t need this level of care Forgetting how bad it got Lying to avoid conflict Skipping group or arriving late “I function better when I use” Using to manage anxiety or depression Hiding use from loved ones Thinking I’m protecting others from the truth Planning to use but telling myself I’ll stop early Waiting to take recovery seriously “It’s just how I am” Using because I feel lonely Telling myself they wouldn’t understand Using to sleep Avoiding feelings instead of coping with them Using after a “good week” Telling myself “nothing bad happened last time” Thinking I can control it this time Assuming consequences won’t happen again Avoiding asking for help Pushing feelings down “This is the last time” “I’m not as bad as other people here” “I need this to get through the day” Thinking I already know this stuff Using because I earned it Using because I’m bored Cutting people off instead of setting boundaries Telling myself I’ll deal with it later Comparing myself to others in treatment Half- listening in group Isolating instead of talking Doing homework “in my head” Thinking feelings will pass on their own Using “just to take the edge off” Ignoring warning signs Not being honest with staff Minimizing past consequences “I’ll start recovery after ___” Blaming stress, people, or circumstances Choosing people who enable me Telling myself I don’t need this level of care Forgetting how bad it got Lying to avoid conflict Skipping group or arriving late
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“I function better when I use”
Using to manage anxiety or depression
Hiding use from loved ones
Thinking I’m protecting others from the truth
Planning to use but telling myself I’ll stop early
Waiting to take recovery seriously
“It’s just how I am”
Using because I feel lonely
Telling myself they wouldn’t understand
Using to sleep
Avoiding feelings instead of coping with them
Using after a “good week”
Telling myself “nothing bad happened last time”
Thinking I can control it this time
Assuming consequences won’t happen again
Avoiding asking for help
Pushing feelings down
“This is the last time”
“I’m not as bad as other people here”
“I need this to get through the day”
Thinking I already know this stuff
Using because I earned it
Using because I’m bored
Cutting people off instead of setting boundaries
Telling myself I’ll deal with it later
Comparing myself to others in treatment
Half-listening in group
Isolating instead of talking
Doing homework “in my head”
Thinking feelings will pass on their own
Using “just to take the edge off”
Ignoring warning signs
Not being honest with staff
Minimizing past consequences
“I’ll start recovery after ___”
Blaming stress, people, or circumstances
Choosing people who enable me
Telling myself I don’t need this level of care
Forgetting how bad it got
Lying to avoid conflict
Skipping group or arriving late
