Tools for Recovery
In order to maintain sobriety, these three things that are associated with using must be changed
People, places, and things
This slogan reminds us not to put the carriage before the horse.
First things first
Name one of your INTERNAL triggers for relapse.
answers will vary
Despite his drug and alcohol-related music, this American rapper is known after Mars' most popular chocolate candy
Eminem
What is Step 1?
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable.
When feeling down or overwhelmed, people in recovery can gain perspective by making one of these lists.
Gratitude
This slogan reminds us not to make things too complicated.
Keep it simple
Identify one way to deal with urges to use.
answers may vary (play the tape through, talk to someone, distract yourself)
This superhero actor first tried drugs at the age of six and was arrested multiple times on drug-related charges over the span of a few years in the late '90s.
Robert Downey Jr.
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Step 12
Staying sober requires rigorous this with yourself and others
Honesty
This slogan reminds us to stop hanging on so tightly and to allow a higher power.
Let go and let god
Bottling up emotions, isolating, not going to meetings, poor eating and sleeping habits are this type of relapse.
Emotional Relapse
This lead singer's band had the theme song to the movie Armageddon
Steven Tyler
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others
Step 9
Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful tool in recovery
Coping skills
Take what you need and ____________.
leave the rest
Thinking about people, places, and things associated with past use, minimizing consequences of past use, glamorizing past use, and lying is this type of relapse
Mental Relapse
This British singer had one top forty hit every year from 1970 until 1999 and just celebrated 29 years of sobriety.
Elton John
Our third tradition tells us this is the only requirement for AA membership.
the desire to stop drinking
People in recovery should be aware of replacing one addiction with another because it can lead to this hyphenated term
Cross-addiction
Cultivate an attitude of __________.
gratitude
List the four steps from trigger to relapse.
Trigger, thought, craving, use.
10 years after a disorderly persons charge and being arrested for drunk driving, this former president quit drinking in 1976.
George W. Bush
______________ is the foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles above personalities.
Anonymity