Acceptance
"Acceptance is the first _____and the first _____".
Self-help approaches are built on this.
What are Personal Responsibility; Self-Management; and Helping Others?
What can family and/or friend supports do to support recovery?
What are "Refuse to be Enablers"; "Focus on Their Own Needs"; and "Get Outside Help"?
Attending these helps us to build connections with others with similar struggles and help us learn and use skills to support our sobriety.
What are Meetings?
"Alright, I've done chemotherapy, radiation, stress reduction, nutritional therapy, and joined a support group. There must be something else, perhaps experimental, that I can also try."
What is Accepting recommended treatments?
Name five (5) traits of a sober support network?
What are
ACCESSIBLE & AVAILABLE; SOMEONE YOU CAN TRUST; COMPASSIONATE; SOMEONE YOU RESPECT THEIR OPINION; EMPATHETIC; KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH; HONEST; EASY TO TALK TO; GOOD LISTENER; NONJUDGMENTAL; DOES NOT ABUSE ALCOHOL & DRUG;GIVES YOU TIME WHEN YOU ASK FOR IT; KNOWS WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM; WANTS TO HELP YOU
Support group for family members of addict/alcoholic.
What is Alanon/ Nar-anon; Alateen; NAMI
This is a person that can help us on an individual basis in a non-professional setting.
What is a Sponsor?
A phrase that reflects "Living your way into a new way of thinking".
What is "Suit up and show up"; "Act as if"; "Put one foot in front of the other"; or "My best thinking got me here".
This involves seeking or maintaining relationships with others that support your recovery efforts.
What is Building a Support Network?
Name four (4) guidelines to help your interactions with family
What are
If you've earned distrust - expect it; Help your family learn about recovery and your major issues, such as your "dangerous situations," and what your support group is like; Invite your family to join you at group meetings and make opportunities for them to meet some of your new recovery friends; Be open to "meeting" your family members again, because you may be seeing them in a new light, seeing they have strengths or even weaknesses you've never noticed before; Try to make at least one family member a "partner in recovery," someone you can be fully open with and rely on; Do as much for yourself as you can without relying on family, but when you have a legitimate need, don't be too proud to ask them for help; Remember, your recovery depends on you, not on the attitudes or actions of your family.
These are things like self-help books, devotionals, The Big Book of AA, The Red Road to Wellbriety, and other materials that motivate recovery.
What is Reading Inspirational Literature?
Attaching happiness to preconceived notions that "we'll be happy when..."
What is Conditional?
"happiness doesn't come from getting what we want; it comes from being happy with what we have.
Name three (3) of your own support people.
Who are Family, Friends, Sponsor(s), Meeting members, Significant other(s), etc.
When families become part of the problem.
What is when they allow their behavior to be controlled by the loved one's addiction?
Working these or another similar program help support our recovery efforts.
Red Road, SMART recovery, etc.
Doing this helps us see the similarities shared among us and the individual gifts from others.
What is Accepting others as they are?
Three (3) valuable benefits from the group process include:
What are:
Fills the void left when you stop addictive behaviors or alcohol and drug abuse; Provides continuous, mutual support in a group of your peers; Lets you know you're not alone in the problems you face; Gives you a reality check as others let you know how you're doing; Breaks isolation and lets you see what works for others; Expands your skill levels in developing new and healthier relationships; Provides a place to vent your feelings and bounce thoughts off others; Promotes independence, empowerment, stability, and self-regulation of your emotions; Gives you the opportunity to try out new coping, communication, and socializing skills.
What are three (3) guidelines for family members and their interactions with a recovering family member?
What are
Expect ups and downs. Full recovery takes years; Get outside support and develop outside interests; Learn more about recovery and how it can affect families; Keep your home as free of drugs, psychoactive medication, and alcohol whenever possible; Make your expectations clear, and confront problems honestly, but avoid giving lectures; Be open to meeting some of your family member's new friends and joining in some recovery group activities; Don't try to protect your loved one from problems or provide help where it's not needed; Remember, you can't make someone recover. Offer the support and love you can, and keep yourself well. That's the best and most that can be done.
Doing this helps us connect with others and live by our own morals and values.
What is Being of Service?