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

8. How could you handle this warning sign if it happened again so that it would not cause morewarning signs?9. New Skills: What skills do you need to learn so that you can be successful with your plan in no. 8above?A.B.C.D.E.Section IV: How Can I Get Better?In this section of the workbook, you can learn how your thoughts, feelings, and actions can bechanged. By changing how you think, feel, and act in different situations, you can change yourlife. This will require you to be as honest as you can and not give up when you get discouraged.Exercise No. 16: Warning Sign Management StrategyPurpose. This exercise will help you to learn how to stop your past warning signs fromhappening again. This will help you to see problems you may have and how you can changethem.Instructions. Make three copies of this worksheet. Write the title of each of the three criticalwarning signs from Exercise No. 15 on each of the worksheets. Imagine a time in the futurewhen this critical warning sign might happen again. Imagine handling this warning sign the wayyou used to. Then imagine handling it in a new way. Follow the directions and answer thequestions below about your new way of handling the critical warning sign. Do not hesitate to askother people for their ideas. Do the exercise for each of the three critical warning signs.Critical Warning Sign No. _________