Co-Occurring Disorders
This diagnosis includes symptoms of low mood, loss of energy, and negative thoughts.
What is depression?
The main principle behind Step 1
What is acceptance?
This increases anxiety, despite the belief that it is a calming activity
What is substance use?
This type of trigger includes people, places, or things
What is an external trigger?
In 2020, friends including Seth Meyers staged an intervention for this comedian, who late turned the experience - and his trip to rehab - into material for his Netflix special Baby J.
Who is John Mulaney?
This diagnosis includes symptoms of prolonged fear or worry, restlessness, and irritability.
What is anxiety?
Not an I program
What is a "we" program?
This cycle can feed into anxiety, making it worse over time
What is the Cycle of Avoidance?
This is a common practice that begins to slip during the emotional stage of recurrence
What is self-care or routines?
This Parks and Recreation actor has credited a 1990 trip to rehab with beginning a recovery journey that has now lasted more than three decades.
Who is Rob Lowe?
This diagnosis includes symptoms of hypervigilance, flashbacks, and an exaggerated startle response.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
This Step involves making a searching and fearless moral inventory.
What is Step 4?
What is Cognitive Distancing or Thought Diffusion?
This stage of recovery often involves boredom and fatigue
What is "The Wall"?
This comedian and podcaster, known for interviewing celebrities in his garage on WTF, has been sober since 1999 after years of problems with alcohol and cocaine.
Who is Marc Maron?
This diagnosis includes periods of extreme highs & lows in a person's mood, risk-taking behaviors, and depression that interferes with functioning.
What is bipolar disorder?
This Step focuses on making a list of people harmed and becoming willing to make amends.
What is Step 8?
This part of the brain acts as the alarm system
What is the amygdala?
What is overconfidence?
This legendary guitarist behind "Tears in Heaven" is in recovery from heroin and alcohol and helped establish the Crossroads Centre treatment facility in Antigua.
Who is Eric Clapton?
The acronym ACEs stands for this
What is Adverse Childhood Events
This slogan encourages slowing down and not rushing recovery.
What is "Easy Does It?"
This part of the brain stores our memories
What is the hippocampus?
This thought process can lead to us making excuses for substance use
What is rationalization?
Years before "Summertime Sadness" made her famous, this singer has said she stopped drinking as a teenager after alcohol became a serious problem in her life.
Who is Lana Del Ray?