Recovery Basics
What is Step 1 in the 12 Steps?
A: What is admitting we are powerless over our addiction?
What’s a healthy way to respond to anger?
A: What is using a coping skill like deep breathing?
What does journaling help you do in recovery?
What is process emotions and track progress?
A trigger is something that causes what?
A: What is an urge or craving to use?
What phrase reminds you to focus on staying sober today?
What is “One day at a time”?
What does the acronym HALT stand for?
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired?
What kind of communication respects both you and others?
A: What is assertive communication?
This DBT term means accepting your feelings and tolerating distress without acting impulsively.
What is distress tolerance?
Name one healthy coping skill you can use when stressed.
What is walking, listening to music, talking to a friend, etc.?
What’s one benefit of attending group or meetings regularly?
What is accountability or support?
What type of person helps you work through the 12 Steps?
What is a sponsor?
What technique helps ground you using your senses?
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise?
What does SMART in SMART goals stand for?
What is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound?
What’s a warning sign that you're heading toward relapse?
What is isolating, skipping meetings, or lying?
Step 10 reminds you to do this when you are wrong.
A: What is promptly admit it?
What is one thing you can do when feeling triggered?
What is use a coping skill or contact a support person?
What step involves taking a personal moral inventory?
What is Step 4?
Which step involves making amends to people you've harmed?
What is Step 9?
What step involves admitting to God, yourself, and another human being the exact nature of your wrongs?
What is Step 5?
How can you build a healthy routine in recovery?
A: What is planning your day, setting goals, and following structure?
What is Step 12 about?
What is carrying the message and practicing the principles in all affairs?
True or False: Avoiding emotions is helpful in long-term recovery.
What is False?
What skill involves reflecting back what someone says to show you're listening?
What is paraphrasing?
Name two life skills that can help avoid relapse.
A: What are emotional regulation and communication?
What does Step 6 ask us to become ready for?
What is for God to remove our defects of character?