Celebrities in Recovery
Addiction changes the brain structure and impacts areas that control judgement, impulse, and reward.
What is addiction as a disease?
Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance.
What are the 5 stages of change?
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
What does PAWS stand for?
Meditating on a craving, noticing a craving, sitting with a craving, watching craving fade away
What is urge-surfing?
The actress who plays parent trap.
Who is Lindsey Lohan?
You might hear, "just stop it". The belief that someone struggling with substance use can easily stop their behavior.
What is addiction as a choice?
The person is not thinking seriously about change yet.
What is precontemplation?
It can start a few weeks after stopping substances and may last for several months or more.
When can PAWS begin?
watching TV, reading a book, going for a walk, calling a friend
What is distraction?
The actor who plays the best friend in Goodwill Hunting.
Who is Ben Affleck?
If we see addiction as a disease, it can reduce shame. It can be easier to ask for help if this is our perspective.
What is helpful/beneficial about understanding addiction as a disease?
The person is taking concrete steps (going to treatment, staying sober, using coping skills).
What is action?
fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, low energy
What are physical symptoms of PAWS?
good sleep hygiene, eating nutritional meals, drinking water, exercising regularly
What is self-care?
The actress who started partying in clubs at age 11 after filming ET.
Who is Drew Barrymore?
Using healthy coping skills, going to IOP, individual therapy, reaching out for help, being honest about feelings, avoiding triggers.
What can we choose? What are we in control of?
The person is weighing the pros and cons of change.
What is contemplation?
mood swings, anxiety, irritability, depression, easily overwhelmed
What are emotional symptoms of PAWS?
Tensing and relaxing muscle groups one at a time.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
The actor who plays Soda Pop in The Outsiders.
Who is Rob Lowe?
Addiction is a disease that affects the brain, but recovery is built on daily choices and actions. There can be a balance.
What is understanding addiction as both a disease and choice?
The person is planning steps towards change.
What is preparation?
What is important/helpful about understanding PAWS in recovery?
Having a negative thought and shifting it to a more positive one.
What is reframing?