Recovery
Relapse prevention skills
DBT skills
Emotional Intelligence
Wild Card
100

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?

100

this describes the 3 D's to building resilience 

What is Distract, distance and dispute 

100

this dialectical skill involves living life on life terms and responding vigilantly to what is effective in the situation given the demands, constrains and resources of my environment  

What is willingness over willfulness?

100

For there to be any emotion, whether it be positive or negative, there must first be this  

What is a goal?

100
To politely yet firmly stand up for yourself when facing a trigger or difficult situation is called this.
What is assertiveness?
200
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?
200

When experencing a craving this skill is recommended to calm one self down before responding to situations and is the B in the SOBER acronym (stop, observe,_____, evaluate, respond)  

What is breathing 

200

This skill involves acting opposite to the action urge if the emotion doesn't fit the facts, or it would maladaptive to act on the emotion in the moment

What is opposite action?

200

this emotions communicates, or focuses one on, control mastery and blame 

What is anger?

200
This recovery network was established in the 1940s and started in California. It asserts that its therapeutic value for aiding people in recovery is that the program is based on people helping people.
What is Narcotics Anonymous?
300
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, and Naltrexone.
300

These are the big three contributors to relapse in the 1st year 

What are negative emotional states, interpersonal conflicts and social stressors 

300

daily triple!!! involving interpersonal effectiveness, the GIVE skill stands for what 

What is be gentle, act interested, validate and have an easy manner?

300

negative emotions focus awareness to a point of concern to problem solve, while positive emotions do this 

Broaden awareness 

300
After just one use, this drug can be seen in the brain and in toxicology screens for three to six weeks.
What is Marijuana?
400
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?
400

this is what it is called when you wait a craving out until it ends 

What is urge surfing 

400

This distress tolerance skill involves the use of imagery, meaning, prayer, handing one crisis at a time, relaxation, taking a mini vacation or encouraging oneself   

What is IMPROVE?

400

This emotion communicates that we may need help, that some goal has been lost, or that something is being perceived as irrevocable in which one should either seek to find redemption in the loss to cope and/or attempt to restore on some level what has been lost    

What is Sadness?

400
This term refers to an emerging family of drugs containing one or more synthetic chemicals related to an amphetamine-like stimulant found naturally in the Khat plant. Some users experience paranoia, agitation, and hallucinations; some even display psychotic and violent behavior, and deaths have been reported in several instances.
What is "bath salts"? (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
500
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"
500

When having a craving is is better to not think of 'why' you want to stay sober but....

What is 'How' you can remain sober for the rest of the day

500

This DBT skill leads to freedom from suffering; but doesn't not necessarily mean we approve of something

What is Radical acceptance?

500

Daily double!!!! in a mounted effort to avoid loss, restore what has been lost or manage the distress these 5 emotions are apt to be accompanied by sadness and they begin with the letters: A,G,S,E and H 

What is anger, guilt, shame , envy or Hope 

500
This drug as an approved anesthetic in humans and was discontinued in 1965 because patients often became agitated, delusional, and irrational while recovering from its anesthetic effects.
What is PCP?
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