What are Things that might make you want to use or remind you of using?
Triggers
Name 3 reasons to attend a support meeting
*Experience Fellowship, strength, & Hope
*Learn 12 step principles & Ideas
*Get Emotions Support, Less Isolation
*Provides Structure and Positive Support
*Help with Fear and Chaos of Early Recovery
a natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others
or similar
To create a safe living environment, what are three things you can remove from the home during "trash your stash"
*Remove Alcohol, Drugs, Paraphernalia
*Delete drug dealers and Using Buddies Numbers/Emails
*Remove bookmarks from websites that trigger you
*Get rid of music/movies /media that trigger you or with drug themes
*Get rid of addictive Medications
What does HOW stand for?
Honesty, Openness, Willingness
What is a strong desire to use substances sometimes called?
Cravings
We admitted that we were powerless over drugs/alcohol - and that our lives had become unmanageable is which step?
Step 1
What is an example of how feelings can be triggers?
*Multiple Responses
What are two concerns that should be addressed when building a healthy daily schedule?
* High Risk Situations or Times of Day
*Loneliness/Too much time alone
*Stressful Events
*Planning Recovery Priorities First
*Balancing Work/School/Treatment/Recovery
*Making Time for Sober Fun
Tell me about how willingness vs. Willfullness shapes your recovery?
* Mutliple Answers
What is something that helps you manage without using?
Coping Skills
What are steps 4 & 5?
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
5.Admitted to God, to Ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
What are some positive conflict resolution strategies that can be used to deal with feelings of anger?
2) Use I Messages
3. Clarify
4. Clean your side of the street
5. Be willing to Compromise
6. Client it up
What are three things you might add to your safe living environment during "trash your stash"?
*Twelve Step Literature or AA Slogans where you kept drugs
*Add contact information for your sponsor, counselor, sober friends
*Bookmark Positive Websites(AA/NA/ Daily Mediation)
*Save music and movies that provide uplifting support
*Mark calendars to use appropriate medications as prescribed
*Attach a Schedule of 12 Step meetings to your fridge
What does HALT Stand for? How can you use it?
Hungry Angry Lonely Tired
Use it by not making decisions based on these
What is a behavior that shows your headed towards relapse? Name one of yours and what you can do to manage it.
Relapse Warning Sign
List three of the Twelve Promises for Sober Living
How can the desire to control get in the way of serenity?
1. We try to control the behavior of Others
2. We try to control our feelings by medicating them with alcohol or other drugs
What are some self care activities you can add when refining your daily schedule?
*go to 12 step meetings
*talk with your sponsor
*Connect with you higher power
*do spiritual activities
*call people on your support list
*read the big book or other 12 step literature
*Care for yourself: regular meals, bedtimes, exercise, time to deal with physical/emotional concerns
What is "stinking thinking" and how can you change it? Can you give us an example from your life?
What are the irrational thoughts that keep us stuck in addictive behavior?
Multiple Answers :) If you use thinking reports in your answer
Who are three people you can call if you feel like using?
Recovery (sober/Peer Supports) or Sponsor
Lists three people from real life.
What is step 7?
Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings.
In the ABCD technique for handling emotions, what does ABCCD stand for?
*Action (Activating Event)
*Belief
*Consequence
*Dispute your logic
Can either A. show us your completed schedule or B. Tell us what you learned at an AA meeting you attended within the last month?
Claims they have one at Home - 100 points
Has a messy schedule-ish thing? -250 points
Has a nicely organized schedule - 500 points
Went to AA and has a thoughtful answer - 500 points
Show us your Recovery Wallet Card
Have one 100 pts
Have one completed - 250 points
Have one Completed in your wallet - 500 points