Patient Reflection

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The patient presented for group on time. The patient was dressed according to the season. The patient introduced himself and checked in as a "7." The patient reported being abstinent from all mood-altering substances for two days. Patient disclosed, "I am alright, I am okay.” The patient was asked what was he doing when the flood of 1999 occurred and the patient stated “ I was six-teen years old, the weather was hot and I was angry because I could not find any marijuana.” The patient stated that he was okay about things that are happening with hurricane Mathew and he realizes the impact of a hurricane more now then before. The patient participated in reading from the checklist of symptoms leading to relapse handout. Patient discussed
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The flood effected a lot of people but my family came together, we had cook outs and it was good.” Today’s discussion was good because it brought back some old feelings.” The patient discussed ways that he could prevent relapse during the stress of hurricane Mathew to maintain his drug free time. The patient asked questions, participated in the group’s discussion and gave positive feedback to his …show more content…
The patient was dressed according to the season. The patient introduced herself and checked in as a "7.5." The patient reported using illicit substances on 10/10/16. Patient disclosed, " I am doing good today, I worked long hours yesterday. I met a dog at work that was trained to recognize seizures and he laid at my feet. This was a good experience for me. The patient was asked what was she doing when the flood of 1999 occurred and the patient stated, “ I was only fourteen years old when the flood of 1999 came and did not realize the seriousness of it. I remember my uncle being on the rescue team and him rescuing people from the helicopter.” The patient read from the hand out and discussed how she can remain drug free and prevent relapse during the aftermath of hurricane

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