Recovery Basics
This ongoing process involves improving health and wellness while building a meaningful, self-directed life.
What is recovery?
Becoming angry, defensive, argumentative, or physically confrontational when feeling threatened may indicate this stress response.
What is fight?
This emotion commonly appears in response to loss, disappointment, or loneliness and may involve crying or low energy.
What is sadness?
A tool identifies warning signs, coping strategies, supportive contacts, and actions to take when recovery is at risk.
What is a relapse-prevention plan?
Openly acknowledging the reality of a problem demonstrates this spiritual principle.
What is honesty?
Alcoholics Anonymous began in 1935 what this Ohio city?
What is Akron
This phrase encourages people to focus on maintaining recovery in the present rather than becoming overwhelmed by the future.
What is “one day at a time”?
Escaping, avoiding, withdrawing, or staying constantly busy to get away from distress may indicate this response.
What is flight?
This emotion alerts us to danger or threat and may produce a racing heart, tense muscles, or an urge to escape.
What is fear?
This acronym encourages someone to check whether they are hungry, angry, lonely, or tired.
What is HALT?
Believing that recovery and a better life are possible reflects this principle.
What is hope?
These two men are recognized as the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Who are Bill W. and Dr. Bob.
A person, place, emotion, thought, or situation that increases the desire to use is called this.
What is a trigger?
Feeling numb, stuck, unable to speak, or unable to take action may indicate this response.
What is freeze?
This settled emotional state may involve a sense of safety, acceptance, quiet, and freedom from inner conflict.
What is peaceful?
Isolation, poor self-care, bottled-up emotions, and skipping support may be early warning signs of this commonly described stage of relapse.
What is emotional relapse?
Being open to guidance and prepared to try a different approach demonstrates this principle.
What is willingness?
AA’s basic text, commonly called the “Big Book,” was first published in this year?
What is 1939?
Goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound are known by this acronym.
What are SMART goals?
Attempting to stay safe by pleasing others, avoiding disagreement, or ignoring personal needs may indicate this response.
What is fawn?
“I did something that conflicts with my values” describes this emotion, which focuses on a behavior.
What is guilt?
Sleep difficulties, mood changes, fatigue, stress sensitivity, and trouble concentrating may continue for some people after acute withdrawal; together, they are commonly identified by this acronym.
What is PAWS, or post-acute withdrawal syndrome?
Recognizing both personal strengths and limitations while remaining teachable reflects this principle.
What is humility?
Narcotics Anonymous was founded in what year?
What is 1953
Personal strengths, supportive relationships, community resources, and practical resources collectively make up this.
What is recovery capital?
Slow breathing, grounding, stretching, and mindful movement can help do this to the nervous system.
What is regulate or calm it?
This painful emotion focuses on the whole self and may sound like, "I am a mistake."
What is shame?
The actual return to substance use is commonly described as this stage of relapse.
What is physical relapse?
Matching actions with stated values—even when no one is watching—demonstrates this principle.
What is integrity?
Publication of this NA book in 1983 was followed by substantial growth in NA membership and meetings.
What is the Basic Text
The ability to recover, adapt, and continue moving forward after difficulties or setbacks is called this.
What is resilience?
This term describes the emotional zone in which a person can manage stress while continuing to think and respond effectively.
What is the window of tolerance?
**Also known as the Resiliency Zone**
Experiencing two opposing feelings about the same choice—such as wanting recovery while also missing substance use—is called this.
What is ambivalence?
Remembering the pleasurable parts of past substance use while minimizing or forgetting the harmful consequences is called this.
What is romanticizing the past?
Following a recovery routine, honoring commitments, and taking healthy action even when motivation is absent demonstrate this spiritual principle.
What is discipline?
At which hospital did Dr. William Silkworth influenced Bill W.’s understanding of alcoholism as an illness involving the mind and body.
What is Charles B. Towns Hospital
A stable home, supportive relationships, coping abilities, meaningful activities, and access to care are examples of conditions that reduce recovery risks; collectively, they are called these.
What are protective factors?
This term describes the body’s automatic alarm reaction that prepares someone to confront or escape a perceived danger.
What is the fight-or-flight response?
This emotion involves lingering bitterness or anger that is kept alive by repeatedly focusing on a perceived injury or unfairness.
What is resentment?
Changes such as isolating, skipping support, neglecting self-care, becoming defensive, or romanticizing past use are collectively known as these.
What are relapse warning signs?
This principle means acknowledging reality as it currently exists without necessarily approving of it, liking it, or giving up on change.
What is acceptance?
AA’s Twelve Traditions were published one at a time from December 1947 through November 1948 in this AA periodical. Hint: A newsletter sent out each month to subscribers.
What is the AA Grapevine?
This term describes a person’s confidence in their ability to perform the specific behaviors needed to achieve and maintain a goal.
What is self-efficacy?
Using the five senses to notice the present environment and calm an overwhelming stress response is called this coping technique.
What is grounding?
Unlike jealousy, this emotion involves wanting a quality, possession, opportunity, or advantage that someone else has.
What is envy?
Thoughts such as “I deserve to use,” “one time won’t hurt,” or “no one will know” are examples of these attempts to make returning to use seem acceptable.
What are relapse justifications?
Owning the effects of one’s choices, making appropriate repairs, and changing future behavior without collapsing into shame demonstrate this principle.
What is accountability?
This Tradition says that a desire to stop drinking is the only membership requirement.
What is Tradition Three?