Counselor's Manual for Relapse Prevention With Chemically ...

14. Warning Sign:Summary Title:Review the First Ordered Warning Sign List on the previous pages of this exercise. Read the listout loud to another person such as a counselor or your AA/NA sponsor. Ask him or her if itmakes sense. Does each warning sign lead to the next? Does the list begin with the real firstwarning sign, or is there something that happens before this that starts the process? Does the listend in alcohol or drug use or breaking the law?If your answer to any of these questions is no, make a note about missing items in the margin ofthe First Ordered Warning Sign List. Write the missing warning signs on the lines below. Thengo back to the First Ordered Warning Sign List and draw in an arrow that shows where themissing item should go. Write the letter that stands for the missing warning sign next to thearrow.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.Exercise No. 14: Final Warning Sign ListPurpose. This exercise will help you to make a complete Final Warning Sign List. It may appearthat these exercises are repetitious. However, this repetition is needed to make a complete list.Instructions. Rewrite the First Ordered Warning Sign List you completed in Exercise No. 13,again adding in any new warning signs that you think of in the order that they belong. Rewritethe summary title and write a complete sentence that describes each warning sign. This sentenceshould tell you what happens and to whom.