THE "F" WORD
AA's Big Book describes this as a "corroding thread in our lives, the very fabric of our existence was shot through with it."
What is FEAR?
These are said to be the Number 1 offender, cause of all forms of spiritual sickness
What are RESENTMENTS?
Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful tool in recovery.
What is a COPING SKILL?
This famous musician recently celebrated 11 years of sobriety, and is nicknamed after Mars candy's most popular brand.
Who is EMINEM?
The refusal to accept reality or fact, acting as if a painful event, thought or feeling did not exist.
What is DENIAL?
This element is essential in building a relationship with a Higher Power
What is FAITH?
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What are SELFISHNESS & SELF-CENTEREDNESS?
This ancient practice comes from the Chinese, and involves controlled breathing and mental exercise.
What is MEDITATION?
This famous British piano player just had a movie released about his life, and celebrated 29 years of sobriety in the same week.
Who is ELTON JOHN?
Placement of a person’s undesired thoughts, feelings or impulses onto another person who does not have those thoughts, feelings or impulses.
What is PROJECTION?
We must do this for ourselves before we can do this for others?
What is FORGIVE?
These 3 things are said to be the Essentials of recovery
What are: HONESTY, OPEN-MINDEDNESS and WILLINGNESS?
STAYING SOBER REQUIRES RIGOROUS THIS WITH YOURSELF AND OTHERS
What is HONESTY?
This 70's and 80's scream queen battled Michael Myers in Halloween, before battling her own addiction to opiates.
Who is JAMIE LEE CURTIS?
Putting something into a different light or offering a different explanation for one’s perceptions or behaviors in the face of a changing reality. Making excuses for a certain behavior. Example: "I've been sober for a year so clearly I can have just one drink now."
What is RATIONALIZATION?
The main reason for the formation of AA was the reunification of this.
What is FAMILY?
Step 10 says that we should continue to watch for these 4 things daily.
What are SELFISHNESS, DISHONESTY, RESENTMENT and FEAR?
This slogan is often used in treatment to describe the process of mindfulness when a person is faced with a trigger.
What is "MOVE A MUSCLE, CHANGE A THOUGHT" ?
This Oscar-nominated actor got sober during the making of Wedding Crashers in 2005, and went on to play an alcoholic/addict in A Star is Born.
Who is BRADLEY COOPER?
Unconscious blocking of unacceptable thoughts, feelings and impulses.
What is REPRESSION?
This early member of AA's story describes the events preceding his relapse as, "the end of a perfect day, not a cloud on the horizon."
Who is FRED?
Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as this one exercise
What is INTENSIVE WORK WITH ANOTHER ALCOHOLIC or SPONSORSHIP?
Recovering addicts should be cautious of replacing one drug with another as it can cause this hyphenated term.
What is CROSS-ADDICTION?
Often known for dining on his own victims, this famous character was played by Anthony Hopkins, who has been sober since 1988.
Who is DR. HANNIBAL LECTER
The redirecting of thoughts feelings and impulses directed at one person or object, but taken out upon another person or object. Example: You're mad at your boss, but yell at your spouse.
What is DISPLACEMENT?