Recovery Basics
You walk into a room and instinctively look for the coffee before anything else.
What is a recovery meeting?
A person, place, or thing that increases the urge to use is called this.
What is a Trigger?
You hear someone say HALT and immediately start wondering if you’re hungry.
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired?
This word means admitting the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable.
What is honesty?
You suddenly start getting excited about things like sleep, hydration, and remembering where your keys are.
What is stability in recovery?
You celebrate making it through a hard week by rewarding yourself with food, coffee, or sleep instead of chaos.
What is healthy coping?
This word describes the strong desire or urge to use substances.
What is a Craving?
This becomes surprisingly exciting in recovery when life gets stable again.
What is a routine?
This happens when you blame everyone else instead of looking at yourself.
What is denial?
Someone says “How are you?” and you accidentally give a full therapy-level response.
What is being emotionally honest?
You hear the word “triggered” and immediately start thinking about coping skills and warning signs.
What is relapse prevention?
These are the two types of triggers.
What are Internal and External?
Many people in recovery suddenly become experts in this hot caffeinated beverage.
What is coffee?
A written strategy outlining coping tools and supports for high-risk situations is called this.
What is a Relapse Prevention Plan?
You used to avoid phone calls, but now this is considered a healthy recovery skill.
What is reaching out?
This phrase is often said when someone gives very long advice at a meeting.
What is “Take what you need and leave the rest.”
This coping strategy encourages stopping and thinking before acting on an urge.
What is the Pause?
This happens once you learn to enjoy life without substances.
What is living life sober?
This recovery skill means saying no without feeling guilty.
What are boundaries?
You realize the people you once thought were “boring” were actually doing this all along.
What is living a balanced life?
You realize the people who told you to slow down, be honest, and ask for help were right.
What is acceptance?
HALT reminds people to check if they are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or this.
What is Tired?
Instead of chasing chaos, recovery often teaches people to value this peaceful feeling.
What is serenity?
This quality is built when you keep doing the right thing over time.
What is trust?
You leave treatment or a meeting with phone numbers instead of someone’s dealer contact.
What is building a sober support network?