Changes, why it gotta be changes???
(stages of change)
(stages of change)
People in this stage may wish to change, but for the immediate future have no plans to do so.
Precontemplation
A return to a state of illness after a period of being healthy, “disease-free,” without symptoms, or in a state of remission.
Relapse
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
Step 1
This occurs when a person really believes he/she needs the drug.
psychological dependence
Helping an addicted person do things they can or should be doing for themselves; causes disease progression
Enabling
People in this stage are getting ready to take action. They are more decisive, confident and committed; they’re developing a plan and may have already taken small steps.
Preparation
Refraining from further drug use.
Abstinence
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Step 8
Taking too much of a medicine according to the directions.
drug misuse/abuse
These are traits that usually were developed early and served the addict and alcoholic as a means of survival.
Character Defects
Individuals in this stage have managed to stay in Action mode for at least six months.
Maintenance
The effort to prove that our behaviors are valid or reasonable (examples include celebrations, boredom or "I've been clean long enough to do it just once."
Justification
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Step 2
This is the process of giving up the use of a drug that the body is addicted to.
Withdrawl
a technique that can be used to avoid acting on any behavior that you want to reduce or stop. also know as riding the wave
urge surfing
People in this stage are thinking about taking action, but aren’t quite ready or don’t know how to get started.
Contemplation
The acronym H.A.L.T stands for:
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
Step 10
•When the body adjusts to a drug and needs more to produce the desired effects.
tolerance
This is a symptom that an alcoholic or addict is still suffering, and has not yet given themselves over to their Higher Power.
Denial
Beyond just thinking about it or preparing to act, a person in this phase has actually begun doing something (or a lot of things) differently, and may be experimenting with expanding his or her efforts.
Action
To hold on to the possibility of returning to the behavior if necessary, or under the "right" circumstances (ex. keeping old contact phone numbers)
Reservations
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Step 8
This occurs when a person has a chemical need for the drug and needs it to function.
physical dependence
The period of early sobriety, usually for the first three to six months, is typically very happy.
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