Disease of Addiction
Suppression of the immune system. Possible heart and liver problems. Frequent and severe constipation. Collapsed or scarred veins. Contracting an infectious disease
What are opiates?
Take a searching, moral, fearless inventory of ourselves.
What is the first step?
You achieved your initial goals and are working to sustain the change for the long term. You are really learning healthy ways to cope with issues instead of avoiding them.
What is maintenance?
When problems become so bad that I cannot deny it I find a scapegoat and tell others it is not my fault.
What is blaming?
principle behind step one
What is honesty?
Part of the brain that plays an important role in cardiac and respiratory functions, regulates sleep, and influences vomiting.
What is the brain stem
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. Humility is the core concept of this step.
What is Step Seven: Humbly as Him to remove our shortcomings.
You are actively making gradual-measurable steps toward change.
What is Action?
Sometimes I'll pretend to know a lot about alcoholism and addiction so other people will think that I know too much to have a problem.
What is rationalizing?
Develops when we attempt to manage the welfare of others.
What is Co-Dependence?
Alters the balance between inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmissions. It increases the release of dopamine and has a depressant effect on neurons.
What is alcohol
This step reduces guilt and shame over the past and starts to liberate you from its power. Provides relief from anxiety and ego and commences the cleansing process.
What is Step Five: Admitted to our Higher Power, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of wrongs.
May occur at any time. You experience a temporary loss of progress in this stage and must determine how to stabilize yourself and continue the change process.
What is Relapse?
I never get sick or have problems because of drinking or drugging.
What is Absolute Denial?
Denial, anger, bargaining, sadness, and acceptance.
What are five stages of grief?
This part of the brain is the last to develop around the age of 25. It is responsible for managing "impulse control".
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Continue to take personal inventory and when we are wrong to promptly admit it.
What is Step Ten?
You decided to make the change and are motivated to do so. You begin planning what steps you need to take to make the change.
What is Preparation?
My problem is not as bad as people think it is. I had a small problem.
What is minimizing?
What we use to try to deal with difficult situations or events that occur in our lives.
What are Coping Skills?
The brain's reward circuit is located here, it regulates and controls the ability to feel pleasure, and influences perception of emotions.
What is the Limbic System
Make direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
What is Step Nine
You are aware of the problem and may be considering change. You may be able to acknowledge the benefits of making the change, but are still ambivalent/undecided about actually doing it.
What is Contemplation?
DOUBLE: This uncomfortable mental state that occurs when our behavior doesn’t align with our values and beliefs causes us to justify our actions. Example: "I need a couple drinks to calm my nerves after the day I've had" or "You'd use too if you had my life".
What is cognitive dissonence?
Anything that stimulates the desire to use/drink again. May be a thought, feeling, memory, place, or situation in which we find ourselves.
What is a trigger?