Someone who provides a caring ear and is supportive.
What is my therapist, my family, my friend, my sponsor?
The fear of being free to make decisions with no one watching or hold you accountable.
What is fear of freedom?
A treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences.
What is addiction?
Vocal or instrumental sounds combined in away to produce harmony.
What is music?
Engaging in addictive behaviors again after a period of not doing it.
What is relapse?
An activity that improves health and fitness.
What is exercise?
Scared to try new things, take risk or position yourself to try things that could result in positive progress.
What is fear of failure?
An isolated incident of use without returning old patterns of use.
What is a lapse?
Walking, running, bike riding and swimming
What is exercise?
The method a person uses to deal with a stressful situation.
What is coping skills?
A technique used to achieve a mentally clear, emotionally calm & stable state.
What is meditation?
Self-sabotaging due to "comfort" with the lifestyle.
What is comfort in chaos?
Individual Therapy, Group Therapy, Support Groups and Medication
What is Addiction Treatment?
Being out in the open surrounded by nature.
What is outdoors?
An internal or external stimulus that causes a desire to use drugs.
What is triggers?
The act of recording personal thoughts and feelings.
What is journaling?
Sabotaging progress based on low self-worth or feeling like you don't deserve to do well.
What is shame and insecurity?
Loss of control over substance use, changes in mood, engaging in risky behaviors, financial problems, etc.
What is signs of addiction?
A positive emotion that involves being thankful.
What is gratitude?
A powerful desire for something.
What is craving?
A method of relaxation that is done by contracting the diaphragm.
Sabotaging your own life as a form of revenge toward someone else.
What is anger or resentment?
Precontemplation(not ready), contemplation(getting ready), preparation(ready), action and maintenance
What are the 5 Stages of Change in Recovery?
What is self-care?
Hungry, angry, lonely, tired
What is HALT?