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 See also: Gang Issues	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

Our Complete Workbook Series

Preparation for Treatment • Self-Discovery • Understanding Your Feelings • Self-Awareness • Functional Thinking • Identifying & Changing Your Stinking Thinking • Finding Your Direction • Developing Insight • Becoming a Stronger Person • Coping Skills • Putting It All Together • Returning Home • Delinquency Program • Men's Program • Women's Issues • Domestic Violence (for women) • Life Issues • Pathways to Daily Living • Problem Solving • Relapse Intervention • Vocational Materials