Recovery Is a Process
Recovery happens one small step at a time instead of all at once.
What is a process?
During treatment, medical and psychiatric emergencies are dealt with first. (True or False)
What is true?
Cravings and triggers are connected to this part of the body.
What is the brain?
Recovery often requires making new friends who support this.
What is sobriety?
Recovery can improve eating habits and this healthy activity.
What is exercise?
This phrase reminds people to focus on recovery one day at a time.
What is “one day at a time”?
Early recovery mainly focuses on staying this.
What is sober?
Recovery helps people think more this.
What is clearly?
Healthy personal limits in relationships are called these.
What are boundaries?
Recovery often helps improve this organ’s ability to heal and think clearly.
What is the brain?
Substance use, treatment, recovery, and relapse are all examples of this.
What is a process?
Group therapy and self-help meetings are part of building this.
What is a recovery program?
People in recovery learn ways to manage these that can lead to relapse.
What are triggers?
These groups allow people to share experiences and support one another.
DAILY DOUBLE
What are support groups? (NA/AA/Group Therapy)
Many people in recovery believe they cannot recover completely by doing this.
What is recovering alone? (Will take isolating)
People often move from denying a problem to realizing they need this.
What is help or treatment?
Treatment helps people learn these to avoid relapse.
What are relapse-prevention techniques?
Talking openly in therapy can reduce the power of how strong these are.
What are cravings?
Family members can help recovery by giving this.
What is support?
Helping other people can strengthen this part of recovery.
What is spirituality?
Recovery involves putting one of these in front of the other.
What is a foot?
In recovery, thoughts often become more clear and less this.
What is confused?
Shame, guilt, anxiety, and grief are examples of these.
What are emotions or feelings?
Recovery may require ending friendships with people who still do this.
What is use alcohol or drugs?
Recovery gives people a new sense of this in life.
What is purpose or meaning?