quieting the hungry ghost: mindfulness for recovery & relapse prevention
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Quieting The Hungry Ghost: Mindfulness for Recovery & Relapse Prevention. Richard Fields, Ph.D. Author, Drugs in Perspective, 8 th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2012 Editor, Co-Author, A Year of Living Mindfully: 52 Quotes & Weekly Mindfulness Practices , FACES Conferences Publishing, 2012. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Quieting The Hungry Ghost: Mindfulness for
Recovery & Relapse Prevention
Richard Fields, Ph.D.Author, Drugs in Perspective, 8th Edition, McGraw Hill,
2012Editor, Co-Author, A Year of Living Mindfully: 52 Quotes
& Weekly Mindfulness Practices, FACES Conferences Publishing, 2012
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Mindfulness
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JOYISNOWHERE
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JOY IS NOW HERE
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AA Dharma
Denial Delusion
One Day at a Time Being in the Now
The Serenity Prayer Being More Reflective than Reactive
Progress not Perfection Letting go of attachment to outcome
Shit Happens Life includes suffering
Let Go & Let God Forgiveness & Loving Kindness
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Grant me the serenity to accept the people I
cannot change,
Courage to change the one I can,And the wisdom to know it’s me.
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Clinical Psychology Psychology of Buddhism
Focus on pathology Focus on living and freedom
25 states of depression 25 states of rapture
A list of anxiety disorders
A list of states of extreme trust and
contentmentEmphasis on
independenceEmphasis on
interdependence
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“The awareness that emerges through paying attention on
purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmental to the unfolding of experience, moment by
moment.” (Kabat-Zinn, 2003)
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Grasping Letting Go Kindness
Flexibility
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Delusion AwarenessClarityWisdom
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Resisting Open -
HeartednessLoving -Kindness
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Alcohol/Drug
Recovery&
Relapse Prevention
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3 C’s of Addiction• Compulsion/Obsession
• Inability to Control• Continued use despite “significant”
negative Consequences
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Reasons for Using Alcohol/Drugs
4th Drive “Alter
Consciousness”
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B O R E D O M
Leisure TimeInterpersonal
Existential Life
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Most researched area: Tension and stress
reduction
Self-Medication Motive – Khantzian, Edward (1985)
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Reasons for Using Alcohol/Drugs
• Passive activity – it is easy• Disease model – genetic model• Personality issues, traits, and
disorders• Mood, depression, anxiety• Family systems
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Reasons for Using Alcohol/Drugs
• At-risk factors – poverty, adolescence, socio-economic, feelings of inadequacy, trauma, violation• Social learning• Psychological reasons• Alcohol/drugs as power, seduction,
sexuality, self-harm• Existential issues
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Reasons for Using Marijuana
• Stimulation of thought• Relieve boredom• Enhance senses & sensations• Relieve anxiety & dysphonia• Stimulate appreciation, creativity, &
artistry• Increase enjoyment• Completing mundane tasks
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• Stimulate interest, different perspective
• Improving self-confidence & quieting pessimism
• Enhancing conversations & social interactions
• Increasing fun, joy, & happiness• Quieting anger, frustration• Enjoying nature• Entertainment
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Alcohol/Drug Relapse• Negative Emotional States –
Reactivity• Abstinence Violation Effects• Shame - Disconnection
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Stages of Recovery
Withdrawal (0-15 days)Honeymoon (15-45 days)The Wall (45-120 days)Adjustment (120-180 days)Resolution Stage (180-360 days)
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Mindfulness
Practices
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H A L T S• HUNGRY – feed the hunger• ANGRY – quiet anger & regain compassion• LONELY – “cool” loneliness• TIRED – rest, relax, recreate, renew• SICK – heal and nurture back to wellness
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S O B E R Breathing Space
S top O bserve B reath E xpand R espond (instead of Reacting)(MBPR Exercise)
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R A I N R ecognize A ccept I nvestigate N ot identify/personalize
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A Mindful AttitudeI. Developing Mindful
AwarenessII.Developing Mindful
AttentionIII.Being Present & In the NowIV.Having Compassion for Self
& OthersV. Important Mindfulness
PracticesVI.Being in Difficult Life
Situation, Stress & SufferingVII.Discovering Happiness &
JoyVIII.Interconnectedness &
“Loving Kindness”
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The BIG Three
Anger
Criticism
Impatience
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ANGRY
“If you get angry easily, it may be because the seed of anger in you has been watered frequently over many years, and unfortunately you have allowed it or even encouraged
it to be watered.”Thich Nhat Hanh, Taming the Tiger Within, (Riverhead Books, 2004)
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CRITICAL of OTHERS
to what is happening right here and now.”
Healing Zen, Ellen Birx, 2002
“Paying attention to another’s faults is just a distraction from paying attention
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“Your fondest dreams will be transformed into fruitful
realities if you just know the
secret of growing the
patience-tree in your heart.”
Sri Chimnoy, The Wisdom of Sri Chimnoy, Blue Dove Press, (2000)
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P a t i e n c e"It is the
feeling of calm practice in the face of life's disruptions."
Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living, Allan Loko, 2012
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“I am the cause of most of my suffering
because of the habits
of my own mind.”His Holiness The Dalai Lama
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“Your mind is all stories.”
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“Love and compassion are necessities,
not luxuries, without them
humanity cannot survive.”
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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“Wherever you are
thatis
the entry point.”Kabir, 15th Century Indian Poet
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“The essence
of bravery is being without
self-deception.
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Pema Chodron
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“What you resist, persists.”
Attributed to Carl Jung
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“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that
we do not see the one that has been opened for us.”
Helen Keller, We Bereaved, 1929
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“If you knew as I did the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing something.”
The Buddha
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Resting in Uncertainty
• Awareness of awareness• Attention to intention
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The Power of Purpose: Find Meaning, Live Longer, Better
2nd Edition, 2010Richard J. Leider
“Purpose, when it is clear, is the aim around which we structure our lives.”
“Each transition to a new phase of purpose is accompanied by a crisis of uncertainty, a
chaotic period of time in which we are organizing ourselves around a new core
question.”
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FLOW“When consciousness
is harmoniously ordered, and you
pursue what you are doing for the sheer
sake of doing it.”Mihalyi Csikzentmihalyi
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“May all beings, omitting none,
feel safe, and content, and happy,
and live with ease.”Metta Sutta