12-Step
Admitted we were powerless over alcohol/drugs and that our lives had become unmanageable.
The 1st Step
D.B.T
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
The main book of Alcoholics Anonymous
The Big Book
A person that helps you work through the 12-steps
Sponsor
...no discriminatory or derogatory language; one person speaking at a time...
Group Guidelines
DAILY DOUBLE!!
A fearless and searching moral inventory...
The 4th Step
A balanced "State of Mind"
WISE
The main book of Narcotics Anonymous
The Basic Text
At a meeting: Making coffee, shaking hands at the door, setting up, cleaning up, collecting the donations...
Service Commitment
The prayer said at the beginning, end, or both, of most AA/NA meetings
The Serenity Prayer
This step mentions being "restored to sanity".
The 2nd Step
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
In these "states of mind" I'm either stuck on facts, or stuck on feelings
Rational (reasonable) Mind
Emotional Mind
This book contains chapters on all 12 steps and all 12 traditions of AA.
The 12&12
DAILY DOUBLE!!
A meeting that you attend each week (on a committed basis) at which you may have a service commitment.
Homegroup
They "12-step saying" that encourages us to take things slowly
One Day at a Time
A 2 parter... Made a list of those people we've harmed, and made direct amends wherever possible except when to do so would injure them or others.
Steps 8 and 9
Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness
The 4 Modules of DBT
DAILY DOUBLE!!
This book provides the reader with a reflection for each day.
The Daily Reflection
A person in recovery that you call when you're feeling stressed, happy, sad, or just to have lunch or coffee...
A Recovery Support
The 12-step meeting format wherein a person gets in front of the group and tells their story by sharing what it was like, what happened, and what it's like now... (these meeting are typically open meaning anyone can come)
An [O] Open Talk
This step encourages us to carry the message to another alcoholic.
12th Step
"All or Nothing" "Fortune Telling" "Blaming"
"Jumping to Conclusions" "Generalizing"
Examples of Cognitive Distortions
The portion of a chapter (with the same name) in the AA Big Book that we can hear read at the beginning of most AA meetings.
How it Works
A monthly/yearly milestone at which a person collects or is presented a key-tag/chip
Sobriety Anniversary
DAILY DOUBLE!!
A facility where a person can go when they are first trying to stop using alcohol/drugs
A Detox Center
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Engagement Center: 734-879-1101