MRT & Matrix
The first step of the MRT Freedom ladder?
What is Honesty
"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"
What is Serenity Prayer
Being at parties, friend's home, beach, parking lots, or bars are examples of...
What are possible (external) triggers
Feeling bad about what you have done (Hint: Shame)
What is Guilt
Uncontrollable craving for the drug, loss of control, use despite negative consequences, psychological and physical dependence
What is addiction
Experiencing difficult symptoms during the first days after substance use is stopped
What is Withdrawal
A group for men and women who wants to stop using drugs or alcohol (ex. NA, AA, CA)
What is 12 Step Fellowship
True or False: Triggers will affect your brain and cause cravings even though you decided to stop using drugs
What is True
The ways be behave to protect ourselves from pain or conflicts (Ex. Denial, regression , avoidance)
What are Defense Mechanism
Going back to alcohol or other drug use and to all the behaviors and patterns that go with that
The real you. (The unconscious part of your ego, hidden under layers of beliefs, attitudes, and habits)
What is Inner Self
Who helps direct you to 12 steps of recovery and mentor you?
Who is Sponsors
Comes at the end of this cycle. Trigger-> Thought -> Craving -> __
What is Use
Other word for emotions
What is Feelings
The pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is dopamine
Your __ is not you; It is how you are but it is not you.
What is Personality
Spiritual Principles in 12 step fellowship (Hint: H.O.W)
What are Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness
A strong desire; Overwhelming thought or emotion that feels like you're being pulled
What is Craving
Often, people who stop using alcohol and other drugs experiences this; Having more free time without substances to occupy the new free time
What is Boredom
The fastest addicting drug
What is Nicotine
Withdrawal, honeymoon, the wall, adjustment, and resolution
What is Stages of recovery
You're more vulnerable to relapse when you're... (Hint: H.A.L.T)
What are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
Thought-stopping technique; wearing a rubber band on your wrist and using it when thinking about alcohol or drugs
What is Snapping
The defense mechanism where you take out your emotions on someone you can rather than someone you can't (ex. you take your anger towards your boss unto your children)
What is displacement
Process where the body rids itself of a drug; First step in recovery
What is Detoxification