Relapse Prevention Plan
Step 9
Mau Mau
PTSD
Hiding
100
This is the top factor in addiction relapse.
What is isolation or being alone?
100
Fill in the blank:
Making amends is powerful and usually healing to ____ parties.
What is both?
Also accepted:
all
100
The Mau Mau were a violent revolutionary group from this African country.
What is Kenya?
100
Name one symptom of PTSD.
What are repeating memories of the traumatic event, nightmares, flashbacks, trembling, avoidant behaviors, emotional numbness, negative thoughts, memory problems, self destructive behaviors, or angry outbursts?
100
Hiding an addiction builds this with family, friends, and co-workers.
What is distrust?
200
Know your meds and med this.
What is schedule?
Also accepted: timing
200
Step 9 requires a lot of this to examine the past and determine what amends to make.
What is patience?
200
The Mau Mau uprising is also known as the Mau Mau revolt or the Kenya this.
What is Emergency?
200
Name one traumatic experience that could lead to PTSD.
What is violence, abuse, neglect, warfare, natural disasters, accidents, sudden loss?
Also accepted: judge's decision
200
By hiding their addiction, people think that they are doing this with their problems.
What is "putting away"?
300
Pick up a hobby, or something creative or recreational that you do to have fun and keep your mind active. Hobbies help fight this.
What is boredom?
300
If the act of making amends will open old wounds or create new harm, then making direct amends should be this.
What is avoided?
300
The Mau Mau rebellion helped lead to Kenya's independence in this year.
What is 1963?
300
True or false:
Repeated smaller traumas like name calling, acts of bullying, or continual disappointment could lead to PTSD.
What is true?
300
The two strongest reasons for hiding addictive behaviour is self-denial and to hide the severity of this.
What is the addiction?
400
Have a contact list of five friends, peer recovery supports, and family members that you can this.
What is contact or talk to?
400
Fill in the blank:
Step 9 is about _____ the chains of guilt, shame, and remorse that would otherwise hold us back on our recovery journey.
What is breaking?
Also accepted: destroying, shattering, judge's choice
400
Name one of the three issues the Mau Mau were fighting for.
What is land, freedom, and self-governance?
400
Being super vigilant and extra sensitive about you surroundings is known as this.
What is hyper-arousal?
400
Name one lie a person with drug or alcohol addiction tells themselves.
What is (judge's choice)?
There are many correct answers.
500
The following are all examples of this. Keep healthy habits. Continuing to see a counselor. Being honest. Eating healthy. Wearing a seatbelt. Spend time with people that care about you. Having fun! Celebrating the victories with good friends. Exercise. Brushing your teeth.
What is self care?
500
This is a painful feeling that results from doing something wrong or improper. It can also refer to a state of dishonor or disgrace.
What is shame?
500
Fill in the blank:
The British responded to the Mau Mau uprising by widespread rape, torture, forcing people from their homes, and creating more _____ camps.
What is prison?
Also accepted: internment
500
Nearly half of people with PTSD also have this.
What is a substance addiction?
500
At the heart of hiding is avoiding confrontation, escaping this, and avoiding change.
What is consequences?