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Recovery Thinking Worksheet

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This printable recovery worksheet helps adults in substance-abuse treatment analyze high-risk situations using cognitive-behavioral thinking strategies. Students describe what happened, identify automatic thoughts and emotions, name their urges, reflect on choices made, and recognize strengths and wins. Useful for individual counseling sessions, group therapy, treatment programs, or ongoing recovery support.

Subject:
Social Emotional Learning
Topic:
Emotional Regulation
Grade Level:
Adult Education
Updated March 2026

Word Bank

  • Anger
  • Shame
  • sadness
  • Fear
  • Lonliness
  • Frustration
  • Happy
  • Excited
  • peaceful
  • scared
  • guilty
  • irrisponsible
  • confused
  • worried
  • grateful
  • Use
  • iSOLATE
  • Lash Out
  • Shut down
  • avoid responsibility

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