Recovery
Someone who can help guide you through the program of AA and more specifically, the 12 steps
What is a Sponsor?
Actively involved in taking steps to change their using behavior and making great steps towards significant change. Ambivalence is still very likely at this stage. May try several different techniques and are also at greatest risk of relapse.
What is Action?
Internal and external cues that cause a person in recovery to crave drugs and eventually relapse.
What are triggers?
I need to tell my family I've changed. I need to make amends...
What is Step 9?
This poem is in AA rooms, treatment, on the walls of Waitlist group meeting at the CSB.
What is "I Am Your Disease"?
Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Gambler's Anonymous are all examples of programs with this type of format that can support you in recovery.
What are 12-Step Fellowships?
Have usually made a recent attempt to change using behavior in the last year. Sees the 'cons' of continuing as outweighing the 'pros' and they are less ambivalent about taking the next step. They are usually taking some small steps towards changing behavior. They believe that change is necessary and that the time for change is imminent. Equally, some people at this stage decide not to do anything about their behavior.
What is Preparation?
An example would be: I use humor to deflect any situation that requires me to look within...
What is a 'Defense Mechanism'?
I laid my bed to rest. No sleep. I meditated and made conscious contact.
What is Step 11?
Saying please and thank you. Admitting one's wrong and saying, "Hey I screwed up." These are all tenants of "what" in recovery?
What is Humility?
One of these prescribed and federally regulated medications can help an opiate addicted individual start recovering from their addiction and structuring his or her life again.
What is Methadone, Suboxone, or Naltrexone?
People in this stage are not even thinking seriously about changing and tend to defend their current use patterns. May not see their use as a problem. The positives or benefits, of the behavior outweigh any costs or adverse consequences so they are happy to continue using.
What is Precontemplation?
Sitting down and completing a 'Zillion' questions asked by a Substance abuse counselor or an Admin person.
What is an Assessment?
I'm not admitting nothing. Powerlessness? Are you kidding me? And by the way, my life is super manageable!
What is Step 1?
Regarded in AA literature as a very important evolution in a person's change: " a (something) Change"
What is A Psychic Change?
This is a virtual addiction Social Network with the purpose helping people with Drug Addiction, Alcoholism, Prescription Drug Addiction, Pain Killer Addiction and more.
What is intherooms.com?
People in this stage are able to consider the possibility of quitting or reducing AOD use but feel ambivalent about taking the next step. On the one hand AOD use is enjoyable, exciting and a pleasurable activity. On the other hand, they are starting to experience some adverse consequences (which may include personal, psychological, physical, legal, social or family problems).
What is Contemplation?
It is one of the oldest and largest fellowship groups in the world designed to help people who are affected by a loved one's drinking behavior.
What is Al-Anon?
Main author of the Big Book of AA.
Who is Bill Wilson?
Christian 12 Step meetings are also known as...
What is Celebrate Recovery ?
Psychologist Milton Erickson asked an alcohol user struggling with sobriety to contemplate this plant, which subsequently caused the alcohol user to gain and maintain his sobriety.
What is a cactus? "could go for three years without water and not die"
Able to successfully avoid any temptations to return to using behavior. Have learned to anticipate and handle temptations to use and are able to employ new ways of coping. Can have a temporary slip, but don't tend to see this as failure.
What is an Maintenance?
Withdrawal from this substance can cause headaches, nausea, constipation or diarrhea, falling heart rate and blood pressure, fatigue, drowsiness, insomnia, iritability, difficulty concentrating, and anxiety.
What is nicotine?
I cannot; I will not give this problem to a power greater than me. Not turning over jack.
What is Step 3?
In recovery, they call this "the number one offender." People who can't forget "this." Just cannot get over it. What is "this"?
What is a Resentment?