Addiction and Loss
Give an example of a person who can provide support for loss.
VARIES: Friends, family, religious groups, professionals, etc
This is the feeling that people have when they have lost something important.
Grief
[BLANK] are people, places, situations, and feelings that have become associated with alcohol and other drugs.
Triggers
This experiment explains how certain people, places, or things can become triggers for drug use.
Pavlov's dog
[BLANK] is the beginning of humility.
Surrendering
Recovery involves gaining a new [BLANK] while at the same time losing an old one.
Self-image
Having intense physical problems that go on for long periods of time • Being preoccupied with the loss for many years • Feeling overwhelmed by guilt for a long time • Isolating oneself from friends and family.
These are signs of ____ ____.
Abnormal Grief
If a trigger cannot be avoided, you will need to_____ them.
Interrupt
Identify the best tool for time management when first starting recovery?
Scheduling
What are the 2 types of meditation?
Concentration and mindfulness
List the three types of personal support.
Affection, Counsel, and Assistance
List Kubler-Ross's 5 stages of grief in order.
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance
What are the three types of triggers?
Internal, external, and sensory
What is the early stage of sobreity where mood is elevated and it is easy to stay motivated for recovery?
Honeymoon
What is the purpose of completing the fourth step?
Identifying wrongs to relieve guilt, shame; Resolve trauma; Find out character assets/ who you are; and move forward in recovery.
This is the process of looking within yourself to assess who you are and who you want to be which can lead to emotional growth.
Self-awareness
List 3 factors that affect grief.
Coping ability, importance of the loss, circumstances of the loss, problems associated with the loss, customs, rituals, emotional support, return to normal activities, and resuming pleasurable activities.
List the 4 steps from Trigger to Relapse
Trigger, Thought, Craving, Relapse
This stage occurs 45-120 days into sobriety and is characterized by lower motivation, mood and increased vulnerability to relapse.
Wall
Name the first 4 steps.
Admitting powerlessness over addiction and life unmanageability, believe that a power greater than myself can restore me to sanity, turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him, searching and fearless inventory
How does addiction affect identity?
VARIES: can cause someone to identify as addicts, can cause loss of identity, recovery can involve creating a new identity
List the 5 stages of grief from Living in Balance.
Emotional shock, Emotional Disorganization, Denial, Exhaustion and Renewal, and Emotional Healing.
List the 5 categories in building a wall for preventing relapse.
Physical Well-Being, Emotional Well-Being, Relationship Stability, Spiritual Growth, and Knowing Weaknesses
At what stage do thoughts of using stop completely?
Trick questions! They never stop, but you get better at coping with them!
What is step five?
Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.