Support
What is a place in the community you can go to get support from peers that have been where you are in recovery?
AA, NA, or other 12 step meetings
Our attitude is:
the way we think or feel about someone or something
What is something I must change when I start my journey in recovery?
Places I go, visit or spend time
What are items used for thought-stopping technique known as "snapping"?
bracelet, rubber band, and fingers
What is Step 10- Integrity?
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it
Who is the person I can connect with from my support group meeting that helps me work the 12 steps, and is there to talk to about issues in my recovery
My sponsor?
Which brain chemical contributes to my feelings of pleasure, satisfaction and motivation, and is affected by substance use that? It also helps control my memory, my mood, my sleep, my learning, my concentration, my movement and my other body functions
Dopamine
What is something I must change when I start my journey in recovery?
People I talk to and spend time with
What are methods of relaxation for thought-stopping techniques?
Deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, listening to music
What is Step 7- Humility
Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings
Who is a person at DRC that can help me develop skills and behaviors necessary to support my recovery and can help me identify behaviors or situations that can interfere with my recovery
My Counselor
What must be my #1 priority during recovery?
MY RECOVERY
What are some emotions that may be triggers for me to use again?
anger, sadness, happiness, disappointment, frustration, guilt
What is replacing negative thoughts? (with self affirmation) Give an example.
** I have the power to change my story.
** I know this is hard right now, but I have done hard things before and made it through.
What is Step 1 of the 12 steps?
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable
What type of treatment can help me stop alcohol or drug use and remain sober and drug free?
Drug treatment
What is Substance Use Disorder?
A treatable mental disorder that affects a person’s brain and behavior, leading to their inability to control their use of substances like legal or illegal drugs, alcohol, or medications
What is an example of a sound that might trigger us to want to use?
Certain types of music or certain genres of music
What is an activity that can help stop racing thoughts and turn off mental activity?
Meditation
What is Step 4- Courage?
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
Healthy diet, regular exercise, healthy sleep patterns, sunlight exposure, meditation and music can help with production of what brain chemical during my recovery?
Dopamine
Commons stressors in recovery are HALT. What does this stand for?
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired
What is reaching out for support?
When I call or text a trusted support person in my life or my sponsor
What is Step 2- Hope?
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity