To give your will over to something else.
What is to surrender?
The two words to commonly describe an alcoholic at their bottom.
What is powerless and hopeless?
The mask we portray to the world.
What is the ego?
We connect with the universe. We begin to trust this part of us.
What is our intuition?
The urge to drink or use.
What is a craving?
The controversial term "needed" to trust and confide in for a successful recovery.
What is a higher power?
The process of accountability, apologizing, and making right with others.
What is the Amends process?
The acronym for FINE.
What is...
F* up
Insecure
Neurotic
Emotional
the practice used to develop awareness and remain present.
What is mindfulness or meditation?
The primary neurotransmitter involved in addiction/alcoholism. Responsible for pleasure.
What is Dopamine?
The person "needed" to walk through the 12 steps
What is a sponsor?
You must take _______ for your actions in order to heal relationships.
What is accountability?
When you need to drink more and more to get the same effect.
What is tolerance?
Your higher power
What is your higher self?
The general area of the brain impacted by addiction and alcoholism. Alters our decisions, behaviors/impulsivity
What is the prefrontal cortex?
"you will relapse if you don't work _____"
What are the 12 steps?
H.O.W.
What is honesty, openness, and willingness.
The one word to describe why it is so difficult to get vulnerable with others.
What is fear?
The idea is that individuals can connect with their own inner wisdom, strength, and intuition as a source of guidance and support in the recovery process. This internal higher power is seen as a resource for making positive choices, overcoming challenges, and fostering personal growth. This is Recovery Dharma's version for a __________
What is a Higher Power?
The area of the brain that gets "hijacked" during addiction/alcoholism.
What is the Reward Pathway?
"If you skip the 4th, you'll drink a 5th"
What is the "humorous" saying alcoholics reference if you sit on your 4th step for too long.
An important aspect that human beings need to survive.
What is human connection and social interaction?
The areas within us that tell us who we are and what we deserve.
What are core beliefs?
What are the 4 Noble Truths?
The portion of the brain responsible for fight or flight.
What is the amygdala?