ACT Terms
A core process that involves actively embracing and experiencing thoughts and feelings without judgment or attempts to control or change them.
What is Acceptance?
This actors drug and alcohol exploits are well-known and began when his father gave him marijuana at age 6. During his early career, he bounced from film set to rehab and back countless times. He finally hit an extended bottom, spending the years between 1999 and 2003 in and out of jail and prison. He has been in recovery since 2003, twenty years now. Does his later success in the Marvel Comic Universe have anything to with his recovery?
Who is Robert Downey Junior?
HOW
What is Honest, Open and Willing?
The power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.
What is Control?
A program based on a set of principles and practices, originally developed by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), that aims to help individuals overcome addiction and compulsive behaviors
What is 12 Step Recovery?
The three terms that make up ACT.
What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy?
The most famous and successful horror author in history has been in recovery for 33 years. This author, whose books and movies have scared the pants off of audiences for decades, reports heavy drug and alcohol use in the 1970s. His family staged an intervention, and he’s been in recovery since.
Who is Stephen King?
HALT
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?
A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
What is Hope?
An evidenced-informed recovery method grounded in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), that supports people with substance dependencies or problem behaviors to Build and maintain motivation, Cope with urges and cravings, Manage thoughts, feelings and behaviors and Live a balanced life.
What is SMART Recovery?
Changing how a person relates to their thoughts and feelings, rather than trying to change or control them directly.
What is Cognitive Defusion?
The controversial comedian and actor has been public about his experience with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and heroin/opioid use disorder (OUD). Brand has been in recovery since 2002, and since the overdose death of Amy Winehouse, has been and activist for both mental health and addiction treatment.
Who is Russell Brand?
FINE
What is F'ed Up, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional?
Pride and confidence in oneself; a feeling that one is behaving with honor and dignity.
What is Self-Respect?
A form of intensive outpatient treatment for mental health or substance use disorders, providing a structured and comprehensive treatment plan for individuals who do not require 24-hour inpatient care but need more support than traditional outpatient therapy.
What is PHP?
The term used when one makes seeking happiness as their primary goal only to find themselves less happy and more upset.
What is the Happiness Trap?
Known as the “nice judge” on American Idol, and before that as a pop star and influential choreographer, this person developed an addiction to opioid pain relievers as a result of a back injury and several surgeries. She entered treatment for opioid use around 2008, and has been in recovery since.
Who is Paula Abdul?
FEAR
What is:
False Evidence Appearing Real, F Everything and Run, Face Everything and Recover?
Firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.
What is Trust?
A peer-led movement and community that uses Buddhist practices and principles to support individuals in their recovery from addiction. It emphasizes empowerment, wisdom, and the potential for each person to find freedom from addiction.
What is Recovery Dharma?
The ability to adapt to changing circumstances, manage difficult emotions, and pursue valued goals despite internal challenges
What is Psychological Flexibility?
The famous Harry Potter star openly discusses his co-occurring disorders, which are obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD). He began drinking to handle the stress of stardom and the intrusive thoughts associated with OCD. However, he’s been in recovery since 2010, and is one of the most well-known celebrities in recovery for co-occurring disorders.
Who is Daniel Radcliffe?
DENIAL
What is Don't Even Notice That I Am Lying?
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.
Serenity
A type of mental health or substance abuse treatment that offers more structure and support than traditional outpatient therapy, but doesn't require 24/7 care like inpatient programs
What is IOP?