Criminal Thinking
Recovery Principles
Future Self
Gratitude
Recovery Basics
100

"It's not that bad"

What is Denial

100

This principle requires telling the truth.

What is Honesty?

100

This person knows exactly how your current decisions are going to turn out.


Who is your future self?

100

Can you be grateful and complain all the time?


Hell NO

100

Recovery starts with this.


What is honesty?

200

"Its everyone else's fault"

What is Victim Stance

200

This principle requires taking responsibility for your actions.

What is Accountability?

200

Your future self would most likely thank you for this recovery behavior.


  • Honesty
  • Asking for help
  • Following through
200

When you are truly grateful for something, your __________ should show it.


What is your actions?

200

What does Be-Do-Have stand for?

What is who you become, the actions you take, and the results or outcomes of these actions?

300

This thinking pattern focuses primarily on wants, feelings, and self-interest.

What is Self-Obsession

300

This principle means accepting that you don't know everything.

What is Humility?

300

If your future self could see you today, what would he likely care more about?


What are your actions?

300

Name one way gratitude can improve recovery.


  • Perspective
  • Humility
  • Hope
300

This is what recovery requires after acceptance.

What is action? (or following through)

400

This stance says:

"I'm a good person so I shouldn't face these consequences."


What is Good Person Stance?

400

This principle focuses on doing the next right thing even when you don't feel like it.


What is Responsibility?

400

This happens when awareness is not followed by action.


What is staying stuck; stagnant?

400

This is the difference between saying you are grateful for something and showing gratitude for it.

What are my actions?

400

This is the difference between sobriety and recovery.


What is Personal change? (Growth)

500

This stance says:

"My situation is different from everyone else's."

What is Unique Person Stance?

500

This principle helps people continue moving forward even when progress is slow.

What is Patience?

500

What are at least 3 unhealthy behaviors that interfere with recovery?


  • Making excuses
  • Isolating
  • Procrastinating
  • Negative self-talk
  • Reacting impulsively
500

These often gets in the way of gratitude.

  • Pride
  • Entitlement
  • Self-pity
500

When someone identifies a problem, creates a plan, and follows through with that plan, they are demonstrating this recovery principle.


What is accountability? (or Ownership)

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