A strong addictive urge that can pull you in a way you may not want to go if you are not careful
What is Craving
We make dozens if not hundreds of these a day with our mind and one of the best ways to improve our lives is to practice making good ones:
What is Decisions/Choices
A quick pace game that you and a friend can both use 1/2 of an ordinary deck of cards to get rid of your half of the deck before your opponent.
Speed
This guy was in Stand By Me, has several siblings, he passed away on Halloween 1993
River Phoenix
Sigourney Weaver
You may have gone backwards a little bit but still you didn't completely relapse
What is Setback
This describes overall the way we present and express ourselves. If we have a negative one we should want to change it to grateful and positive
What is Attitude
This removes things like bread baskets, and funny bones, don't make him beep or his nose turn red!!
Operation
This was Anchorman
Will Ferrell
This is the villain in the book Mommy Dearest
Joan Crawford
Some people may try to deal with substance use issue by attempting to use less, or change to a less harmful substance. If that isn't working you may need to consider this option
What is Abstinence/Sobriety
This categorizes and includes all that is most important in your life and what you care about the most, and what has the most worth to you
What is Values
this card and board game has a Jack of Nibs worth a point
Cribbage
Lawrence Welk
This lady had a life long feud with Joan Crawford, and had a song made about her eyes
Bette Davis
With more severe addiction, particularly opioid, if the withdrawal or cravings are overwhelming it may be wise to consider seeing a doctor for this
What is Medication or Medication Assisted Treatment
You can have ups and downs along the way but what matters most is that you keep moving forward. If that is true then you are steadily making this
What is Progress
this game is Spanish for one
Uno
This guy played Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Hildago
Viggo Mortensen
This lady is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the hundred Years War and was canonized as a Roman Catholic Saint
Joan of Arc
They say relapse doesn't suddenly happen out of nowhere - It's not an event, it is often much more of a gradual ________
What is Process
This involves all the people, places and things that you surround yourself with and that you choose to be connected to
What is Associations
This game drove all over the board in cars
Life
Christopher Walken, the guy I'd most like to go to dinner with.
This lady is AKA Norma Jean
Marilyn Monroe