Brain Games
SSRI's are typically used in depression treatment, what nuerotransmitter do they work on
serotonin
When you detach, segregate and disconnect from others
isolation
Anything that stimulates the desire to use/drink again. May be a thought, feeling, memory, place, or situation in which we find ourselves.
Triggers
The acronym H.O.W. stands for what 3 essentials for recovery, often seen as indispensable
Honesty, open mindedness and willingness
This was begun in Akron, Ohio, in 1935, with a chance meeting between two alcoholics, one a doctor and one a broker.
What is alcoholics anonymous (AA)
What is Darth Vader's name when he was a Jedi.
Anakin Skywalker
Neurotransmitter that affects body movement, emotional response, and ability to feel pleasure and pain.
Dopamine.
Develops when we attempt to manage the welfare of others while suppressing or ignoring our feelings.
Co-dependency
About 24-48 hours after I stop THIS DRUG, I may become confused, shake and could have seizures. Some who stop this drug will die.
alcohol or benzodiazepines. Any drug from the depressant drug class.
what term would describe using the following: nighttime routine, no electronics while in bed, limiting caffeine intake, limit time awake in bed to 10 minutes
Sleep Hygiene.
I AM POWERLESS OVER MY ADDICTION AND MY LIFE HAS BECOME UNMANAGEABLE.
Step 1
What was Kylo Ren's birth name
Ben Solo
What age does the part of the brain fully develop that enables us to make thoughtful decisions, assess situations, and keep our emotions under control
Around age 25
What is the normal time frame given to not get into a new romantic relationship when in recovery.
about 1 year.
How long can it take before brain functioning to return back to baseline or "normal" levels of dopamine
it can take up to 1-2 years before dopamine and other chemical in the brain to return to baseline.
means of communication that expresses individual wants and needs
assertive communication or "I statements"
Which step asks you to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of your past?
Who has a cameo at the end of Solo: A Star Wars movie that ends up being the leader of Crimson Dawn?
Maul
Normal neurobiological event characterized by the need to increase the dose over time to obtain the original effect. A state in which a drug produces a diminishing biological or behavioral response; in other words, higher doses are needed to produce the same effect experienced initially.
Tolerance
A tendency to become angry when asked about or talking about personal problems, feelings or his/her recovery program
what is defensive behavior. also called return of denial.
Following a detox, a person in early recovery will continue to experience symptoms of emotional/psychological withdrawal known by this acronym
What is PAWS, which stands for Post acute withdrawal syndrome
rules or limits that a person creates to identify reasonable, safe and permissible ways for other people to behave towards them and how they will respond when someone passes those limits
Boundaries
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all these Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities
What is the 12th principle of AA.
Who shot first in the cantina scene on Mos Eisley in Star Wars
Han shot first! (will accept Greedo as a technically from remake)
A common myth is stopping this during recovery will make it harder for sobriety; however it has been associated with a 25 percent greater brain recovery rate and its clear there is a greater likelihood of long term recovery from alcohol and other drugs
stopping smoking
habitual ways of thinking that are often inaccurate and negatively biased
Cognitive Distortions or stinking thinking.
Term used to describe when you can no longer feel normal pleasure from things you have felt pleasure from in the past.
anhedonia
One of the most common, and effective, coping skill a person in early recovery can possess is this string of behaviors that are characterized as "a sequence of actions regularly followed"
routine or structure or schedule
The three sides of the Triangle – AA’s three legacies.
What are Unity, Service and Recovery?
What planet is Chewbacca from?
Kashyyyk