Factors of Recovery
The process in which we take to undo or repair the damage we have done in our lives as a result of our addiction.
What is Recovery?
The way in which two different people find themselves connected in a safe and meaningful manner.
What are Healthy relationships?
Fostering Intimacy through time and slowly building with healthy habits can help us build this.
What are strong and healthy relationships.
A relationship in which one partner has extreme physical or emotional needs, and the other partner spends most of their time responding to those needs, often to the detriment of the partner’s life, activities, and other relationships.
What is Codependency.
Reaching out and asking for help, opening up about things we are ashamed of, being truly honest with the people we care about and communicating our wants and needs are examples of this.
What are examples of Vulnerability?
Instances where we find ourselves relieved and thankful contrary to our environment or popular belief.
What is Gratitude?
Lying, being dishonest and disrespectful and dismissive of each others feelings are examples of this.
What are unhealthy relationships?
This is the part of level of intimacy that we will keep completely to ourselves or don't even know about ourselves.
What is the Unknown layer of Intimacy?
trying to protect an addict from facing the consequences of their drug related problems
What is enabling?
Vulnerability is a sign of weakness, people will hate or reject us, and thinking we should be able to handle everything alone are examples of this.
What are myths or misconceptions about Vulnerability?
A mental state achieved by focusing our awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting our feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.
Establishing trust, taking time to dedicate to people important to us, and showing respect to each other are the first steps to this.
Building an strong, healthy and/or intimate relationship.
This is the part of ourselves that we broadcast our to the rest of the world. Parts of ourselves we really don't care about to let strangers know.
What is the Public layer of Intimacy?
People who become overly concerned with another's addiction problem and feel driven to fix or control it
What are codependents
We can receive help we wouldn't get otherwise, Individuals close to us can rally around and support us, and being able to effectively communicate what we want or need are examples of this.
What are benefits to Vulnerability?
Internal thoughts and feelings we direct at ourselves usually that can lead to our detriment or our ability to thrive.
What is Self-Talk?
Community, a different perspective, being able to keep us on track to recovery, being able to cope with stress and meaningful connection are examples of this.
What are some benefits to a healthy relationship?
When we decide what behaviors we will accept from others and ourselves or not accept from others or ourselves is an example of this.
What are Boundaries?
Who usually participates in an intervention (name at least three)
What is friends, family, co workers, the addict
Vulnerability can make us more resilient, stronger, and more prepared for the difficulties in life. True or False?
True.
Individuals we trust to open up to and reach out to when we are finding it difficult to get through various stages of our lives.
What is our support system?
Worry that we will be judged, hated, rejected, and/or ridiculed when we try to build a connection are examples of this.
What are fears about relationships?
The possibility of being rejected, damaged, and taken advantage of are examples of this.
What are fears of Intimacy?
A family in which the members suffer from Fear, Anger, Pain or Shame that is either ignored or denied.
What is a Dysfunctional family?
Vulnerability is often mistaken for this.
What is weakness and/or helplessness?