What are three helpful ways to keep yourself busy in a healthy way or three recovery activities?
Going to the gym, 12-step meetings, hobbies, music, etc...
100
It is important to be ___________ with your counselor.
What is honest.
100
At "New-Years" people sometimes make these...
What are resolutions?
100
Person, place, things, or feeling/emotion that stimulates a thought.
What is a trigger?
100
A process that begins when you start slipping back into old behaviors or patterns.
What is relapse.
200
Willpower alone will not prevent relapse. You need to be _______ ____ __________.
What is Smart not Strong.
200
A person you can call or who supports your recovery that belongs to AA or NA.
What is a sponsor.
200
The warm, fuzzy feeling stage Newcomers feel in early recovery that makes recovery feel easy.
What is the Honeymoon Stage.
200
The liquor store, dealer's house, TV commercials or music...
What are external triggers.
200
Having a "back pocket" response when someone asks you to use or offers to let you use substances that let's you gracefully decline the offer.
What is a refusal statement?
300
___________ is defined as not using any addictive substances.
What is abstinence.
300
A person should have 5 to 6 of these planned scheduled activities, but more is better.
What is a mooring line
300
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
What is The Serenity Prayer.
300
Sadness, fear, anger, happiness
What are internal triggers?
300
Stress, irritability, fatigue, boredom, anxiety, and sexual frustration are signs of ___________ _______-____.
What is emotional build-up?
400
Define HALT.
What is hungry, angry, lonely and tired.
400
AA or NA are types of ____ - _________ programs.
What are 12- Step programs.
400
Step 1 states that we have become _____________ over alcohol/drugs and that our lives have become ___________.
What are powerless and unmanageable.
400
Feeling a desire or urge to use due to thinking about a trigger.
What are cravings?
400
Eating well, getting enough sleep, and/or exercising are all part of ________ _______.
What is self-care
500
A rubber band, "playing out the tape", and distractions are types of........
What are thought-stoppers.
500
The M&M's of Recovery
What are management and moderation?
500
physical, emotional, spiritual and social
What are the four parts of the balance wheel?
500
A common syndrome during recovery that includes withdrawal, irritability, fatigue, cravings, frustration and cognitive impairment.
What is PAWS (Post-acute withdrawal syndrome).
500
"I had a hard day at work", "My PO is a jerk and thinks I am using", or "I have been clean for 3 months, I can handle going to the bar.." are examples of __________ __________.