NA
Brain Science
MISC.
Common Recovery Phrases
Scary Movies
100

Na is affiliated with what religious group

What is None? 

100

The pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction

What is Dopamine? 

100

1. _______ is feeling bad about what you've done. 2.______ is feeling bad about who you are.

1. Guilt 2. Shame

100
You are only as sick as your...

What is Secrets? 

100

Each group member share your favorite scary movie

:)

200

The most important person at any NA meeting

What is The Newcomer? 

200

The Prefrontal ________ is the part of the brain that is responsible for impulse control, making decisions, solving problems, and exercising judgment.

Cortex

200

Healthy 1._______ is motivating and temporary. 2.________ is overwhelming, on-going, and unhelpful.

1. Stress 2. Anxiety

200

If you feel hesitant to ask someone to sponsor you in an AA group, remind yourself that doing so also benefits the sponsor. In NA, it is understood that we only…

keep what we have by giving it away. 

200

The name of the scary clown from the Movie "It"

Pennywise

300

Name 2 local NA/AA meetings 

:) 

300

The neurotransmitter that is responsible for stabilizing moods and regulating emotions—sometimes treated using an SSRI medication.

What is Serotonin? 

300

Each member of the group share about a different coping skill or recovery tool that has been especially helpful for you.

(short answer--everyone must give a different coping skill)

300

A common 5-word phrase in recovery. A reminder to break big goals down into smaller parts.

One Day At A Time

300

Name 3 horror movies adapted from Stephan King books

:)

400

Recite the serenity prayer  

What is God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference?

400

The part of your brain that is key in your fear response

What is Amygdala? 

400

Each member of the group contribute an emotion that might be an internal trigger for someone in recovery.

Anger, Resentment, Betrayal, Fear, Anxiety, Boredom, Overwhelm, Guilt, Shame, etc.

400

A reminder that coping skills require practice, and that old habits are hard to break. Makayla’s IOP group mantra. “What you practice _________ __________”

Grows Stronger

400

Iconic scary movie that had Johnny Depp's film debut

'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984)

500

"We are not interested in what or how much you used or who your connections were, what you have done in the past, how much or how little you have, but only in what ___________________ and how ________________________ ."

"you want to do about your problem" and "we can help"

500

The Hippocampus is most strongly associated with the formation of _________.

Memory

500

Each member of the group share a personal strength and how it has been important during your recovery.

Determination, Hope, Optimism, etc.
500

A useful AA phrase to remember if you start to think that maybe it would be okay to use again—just in moderation. One.....

One is always too many and 1000 is never enough

500

Who plays Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs

Anthony Hopkins

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