Understanding Your Feelings
Part of our comprehensive workbook series, Understanding Your Feelings offers symptom-focused education and links feelings with past substance abuse and relapse. These materials are particularly useful in moving from "contemplation of change" to "preparation for change."
Materials are age- and gender-specific.
F1 | Introduction To Your Feelings | Links troublesome feelings and symptoms with past substance abuse and relapse. Establishes context for other feelings workbooks. | 3 to 4 |
F2 | Anger | Identifies client anger symptoms, issues, and triggers, links anger to dependencies. Topics include repressed anger and passive-aggressive behavior. | 6 |
F3 | Anxiety and Fear | Identifies client anxiety symptoms, issues, stressors, and triggers. Topics include fears, phobias, and unnecessary worries. Links anxiety to dependencies. | 6 |
F4 | Guilt | Identifies client symptoms and sources of guilt. Topics include forgiveness and change. Links guilt to dependencies. | 4 |
F5 | Shame | Identifies client shame issues, including symptoms and sources of shame, and links between shame and dependencies. Identifies steps to making changes. | 7 |
F5g | Shame and Low Self-Esteem | Identifies client shame and low self-esteem issues, including symptoms and sources of shame, and links between shame and dependencies. Identifies steps to making changes. This workbook addresses self-esteem issues for young people who are gang members or at higher risk for gang activity. | 8 |
F5s | Shame (includes self-esteem) | Identifies client shame and low self-esteem issues, including symptoms and sources of shame, and links between shame and dependencies. Identifies steps to making changes. This material is primarily for juveniles and young adults. | 8 |
F6 | Sadness | Identifies client symptoms and sources of sadness. Links sadness to dependencies. | 4 |
F7 | Loneliness | Identifies symptoms and sources of loneliness. Links loneliness to past problem behaviors and dependencies. | 4 |
F8 | Feeling Hurt | Identifies symptoms and sources of hurt. Links client experiences with hurt to dependencies. | 4 |
F9 | Positive Feelings | Helps client become aware of healthy positive feelings. Topics include issues of love and relationships, awareness that even positive experiences can be stressful, and positive feelings in recovery. | 4 |
F10 | Your Feelings—and Relapse | Workbook reviews feelings and symptoms, and links relapse and feelings. | 3 |
F11 | Are You an "Excitement Junkie"? | Addresses issues of clients with high need for stimulation and high-risk behavior. | 2 |
F12/CP3/DP3 | Let's Talk About Feelings | Workbook and activity cards guide individuals and groups in addressing issues of anger, anxiety, recklessness, depression and sadness. | 4 |