Beat The Street Part 4 Catchin' Feelings: New Ways to Cope with Emotions

This 40-minute program focuses on coping with the various powerful emotions that come up in early recovery ( and throughout life)--without drugs or alcohol. It teaches the viewer to anticipate and prepare for " emotional danger zones." Topics include: * Specific tools for dealing with feelings, such as --"Sit through them" without using --Get the feelings out: talk, cry, write, find some physical release -- Find ways to clam and soothe yourself * Specific emotional "danger zones," with examples of how to cope with each: -- Anger -- Feelings related to racism and discrimination -- Shame -- Feelings related to past abuse -- Guilt -- Self-pity -- Feelings stemming from chronic illness, such as HIV