The Twelve Steps
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
What is Step Two?
Liver disease, digestive problems, and heart problems are just some of the health problems you may encounter when using this substance.
What is alcohol?
Progress Not _________.
What is perfection?
HOW
H-
Open minded
Willing
What is honesty?
Refraining from further drug use.
What is abstinence?
The rates of heart disease, stroke, HIV, Hepatitis, and mental disorders move in this direction when addiction is also present
What is increase, go up, or get worse?
This term refers to the healthy ability to understand the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of another.
What is Empathy or Empathizing?
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.
What is Step Twelve?
Long-term imbalances in neuronal and hormonal systems that are not easily reversed, deterioration of the brain’s white matter which may affect decision-making abilities, the ability to regulate behavior, and responses to stressful situations are some of the health consequences of using this substance?
What is heroin?
________ does it.
What is easy?
S.M.A.R.T
Specific
Measurable
A-
Realistic
Timely
What is attainable?
The effort to prove our behaviors are valid or reasonable (example: celebrations, boredom...)
What is justification?
Whatever the substance is, once addiction to that substance occurs for long enough this important organ drastically changes the way it functions
To maintain healthy relationships, we should identify and communicate these physical, psychological, and emotional limits to protect ourselves from being used, manipulated, or violated by others.
What are boundaries?
When you continue to take personal inventory, and when you are wrong, you promptly admit it.
What is Step 10?
Mental Disorders, Psychosis, Difficulty with Reality, Mood Disorders, Delusions, and Flashbacks are long term effects of using this substance.
What are hallucinogens'?
__ ________ if you work it.
What is It works?
G.O.D.
Good
Orderly
D-
What is direction?
Helping an addicted person do things they can or should be doing for themselves; causes disease progression.
What is enabling?
This neurotransmitter is closely linked to the mind's reward system and is commonly associated with pleasure and reinforcement.
What is dopamine?
This is the two-word term for the cooperative process of effectively resolving disputes and settling interpersonal arguments and fights in a positive manner that both sides can agree upon.
What is conflict resolution?
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
What is Step Four?
This substance reduces blood flow in the gastrointestinal tract, which can lead to tears and ulcerations, significant and well-recognized toxic effects on the heart and cardiovascular system, increased risk of stroke, as well as inflammation of the heart muscle, deterioration of the ability of the heart to contract, and aortic ruptures.
What is cocaine?
Life beyond your ________ ________.
What are your wildest dreams?
Don't Get Too H.A.L.T
Hungry
Angry
L-
Tired
What is lonely?
These are the traits that usually were developed early and served the addict or alcoholic as a means of survival.
What are character defects?
These hormones are released during activities that promote well-being, like exercise, laughter, creative expression, and socialization
What are endorphins?
This two-word term describes when you carefully hear and focus on what another person is saying and then repeat back what you heard to confirm that you understood them.
What is active or reflective listening?
Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
What is Step Seven?
This substance harnesses control over emotional responses, thought processes, memory, consciousness, and even muscular coordination.
What is Xanax?
Principles before _________.
What is personalities?
F.E.A.R
Face
Everything
And
R
What is recover?
To hold onto the possibility of returning to the behavior if necessary, or under the "right" circumstances.
What are reservations?
This highly advanced and complex area of the human brain is associated with decision-making and impulse control, and is strongly impacted by addiction and intoxication
What is the prefrontal Cortex?
This refers to a close and profound emotional, psychological, and physical connection between individuals. that involves a deep level of trust, respect, vulnerability, and mutual understanding.
What is intimacy?