Mental
The most common mental illness associated with addiction and alcoholism.
What is Depression?
It is suggested that you wait this amount of time after getting clean or sober to get in a relationship.
What is 1 year?
PAWS
What is Post Acute Withdraw Syndrome
The only requirement to join.
What is Desire to stop using or drinking?
Doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result.
What is insanity?
Stop fighting or give up.
What is surrender?
The term used when a loved one buffers the addict or alcoholic from the consequences of using or drinking.
What is Enabling?
If you are in a negative mental place, it may be suggested to you to make a _________ list.
What is a gratitude list?
This is the main cause for relapse in early recovery.
What is not following directions?
This is the way we communicate with our Higher Power.
What is Prayer?
Places, people, sounds and substances that can cause emotional or mental distress.
What are triggers?
As the disease progresses we begin to lose this with the people we love.
What is trust?
The number of stages are in the grieving process.
What is 5?
This kind of meeting focuses on steps 1, 2, and 3.
What is beginners meeting?
The strong and painful bitterness you feel when someone does something wrong to you.
What is a resentment?
A settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.
What is a Habit?
A family member or loved one who is addicted to the addict or alcoholic.
What is a co-addict or co-alcoholic?
The final stage of the grieving process.
What is Acceptance?
A positive active change in attitude, thoughts, and behaviors.
What is recovery?
This is the way our Higher Power communicates with us.
What is meditation?
An automatic reaction used to avoid conflict or anxiety.
What is defense mechanisms?
In early recovery it is the best amends we can practice.
What is staying clean or sober?
An attempt to manage the distressing symptoms of a mental health disorder or other health condition while using.
What is self medicate?
A state of bearing no name or status.
What is Anonymity?
The flaws, shortcomings, or deficiencies that will continue to make you abuse drugs and alcohol.
What are Character Defects?