Session 1
People with addiction show symptoms of this. Examples: Delusions, Hallucinations, Inappropriate moods, abnormal behavior
What is distorted thinking?
When addicts realize that part of their downfall was not being able to tolerate delay and become willing to wait for the rewards of sobriety, they are on their way to what?
Sobriety
One of the most common elements in addictive thinking.
What is denial?
Addictive thinkers tend to anticipate _____.
Disaster OR The Worst
One feature of addictive thinking is the illusion of being _____.
In Control
Staying away from people keeps the addict safe from what?
Rejection
Addicts are usually looking for new ways to continue to use chemicals while trying to avid what?
The bad consequences of using
True or False? Problems cause chemical use.
False. Chemicals usually cause the problems, but the addicted person believes that problems cause chemical use.
Until ___ is overcome, addicts are not lying when they say they aren't dependent on chemicals.
What is denial?
The recovering person should understand that ____ is a guarantee that things will fall apart and they may lose all that they gained in sobriety.
What is Using
This is another feature of addictive thinking which convinces the addict that things are not as bad as they seem.
Grandiosity
The addict expects to be rejected and this becomes a _____. Because addicts think so poorly of themselves, they think other people will reject them. Since the addict expects to be rejected, they act in ways that guarantees people will reject them by being angry, judgmental, fighting, arguing, lying, etc.
Self-fulfilling prophecy
A lot of the ____ in addictive thinking is due to resistance to change.
What is denial
This has been defined as "A person's inability to make consistently healthy decisions in his or her own behalf."
What is Addictive Thinking?
_____ means providing good reasons instead of true reasons.
What is rationalization?
_______ can start as a defense to justify using alcohol and drugs, or to cover up problems, or to create reasons to use.
What is manipulation?
Many addicts have great difficulty admitting what?
When they are wrong.
Mood-altering drugs ____ feelings.
Numb
Negative feelings that people have bout themselves.
What is low self-esteem
True or false: If an addict wants "instant sobriety", they get nowhere.
True
The last of the most common elements of addictive thinking. This means placing blame on others for things we are really responsible for ourselves.
What is projection?
Addicts often feel ____ rather than guilt.
What is shame?
Addicts seem to have difficulty with this emotion, even when they are sober. Of course, when under the influence, this emotional reaction may be very severe.
What is anger?
Addicts often feel that ____ is just not good enough. They feel that the normal rewards and pleasures of life are just not enough. The addict feels that something is missing and they are being cheated.
Reality
Name one of the 8 tips for building confidence in recovery
1) Forgive Yourself
2) Make a list of your strengths.
3) Accept the compliments that people give.
4) Pay attention to your appearance.
5) Do something kind for someone else.
6) Exercise regularly
7) Get the proper amount of sleep
8) Write your own affirmations
Cirrhosis, brain damage, loss of job, loss of family, or other serious consequences of using do not exist in the addicts _____.
Thoughts
When reality seems unbearable, the addict uses chemicals and becomes oblivious to reality. With _____, the addict must learn to face reality without the escape of getting drunk or high.
What is abstinence?
If the recovering person was able to think _____, he/she would understand that things are going well and there is no reason to expect that things will suddenly all fall apart again.
What is logically
This occurs when a person who has a legitimate reason for feeling anger does not feel it at all. This is as unnatural as not feeling pain when cut with a sharp object.
What is Repression?
Addicts entering recovery must realize that getting sober will not be enough to make everything rosy. The addict must learn to change his/her ______ to more realistic ones. The real world isn't all dazzling colors, but it isn't all drab and gray either.
Expectations