18a -Strengths, Needs, Attitudes, Preferences and Temperament in the Recovery Process

Happiness Isn't Brain Surgery
Happiness Isn't Brain Surgery
18a -Strengths, Needs, Attitudes, Preferences and Temperament in the Recovery Process
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Knowing your strengths, needs, attitudes and preferences (SNAP) can help you choose a treatment program or intervention and manage your stress in ways that work with your natural tendencies. Many people experience unnecessary distress because they try to fit into environments that go against their grain. With some creativity, you can probably figure out ways to adapt situations to be more aligned with what you need.

17c -Identifying, Understanding and Addressing Cognitive Distortions

Happiness Isn't Brain Surgery
Happiness Isn't Brain Surgery
17c -Identifying, Understanding and Addressing Cognitive Distortions
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Do you find that your thoughts sometimes keep you stuck feeling angry, anxious or depressed? In this video serries I explore what thinking errors are, where they came from, how they may have been helpful in the past, and how to change them to be more helpful in the present. For example, in your family it may not have been safe to talk, trust or feel. As an adult, you no longer have to anticipate the needs and moods of the addicted parent, so what was helpful to your survival in the past is no longer helpful to your happiness. How can you learn to not only trust select others, but also yourself? What can you do to give yourself permission to feel your feelings without fear of punishment or condemnation?

17b -Identifying, Understanding and Addressing Cognitive Distortions

Happiness Isn't Brain Surgery
Happiness Isn't Brain Surgery
17b -Identifying, Understanding and Addressing Cognitive Distortions
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Do you find that your thoughts sometimes keep you stuck feeling angry, anxious or depressed? In this video serries I explore what thinking errors are, where they came from, how they may have been helpful in the past, and how to change them to be more helpful in the present. For example, in your family it may not have been safe to talk, trust or feel. As an adult, you no longer have to anticipate the needs and moods of the addicted parent, so what was helpful to your survival in the past is no longer helpful to your happiness. How can you learn to not only trust select others, but also yourself? What can you do to give yourself permission to feel your feelings without fear of punishment or condemnation?

17a -Identifying, Understanding and Addressing Cognitive Distortions

Happiness Isn't Brain Surgery
Happiness Isn't Brain Surgery
17a -Identifying, Understanding and Addressing Cognitive Distortions
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Do you find that your thoughts sometimes keep you stuck feeling angry, anxious or depressed? In this video serries I explore what thinking errors are, where they came from, how they may have been helpful in the past, and how to change them to be more helpful in the present. For example, in your family it may not have been safe to talk, trust or feel. As an adult, you no longer have to anticipate the needs and moods of the addicted parent, so what was helpful to your survival in the past is no longer helpful to your happiness. How can you learn to not only trust select others, but also yourself? What can you do to give yourself permission to feel your feelings without fear of punishment or condemnation?