Relapse Prevention
Emotions, feelings, thoughts, and memories that make the person experience thoughts of using. It is more difficult to deal with people and places. A person cannot always control this
What are internal triggers
Someone who helps guide a newcomer through the processes of NA or AA
A Sponsor *Do you have your sponsor? Share about your experience
Strength in the face of pain, difficulty, grief or fear
Courage
A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
Mindfulness
The quality of honestly upholding and sticking to your values
Meaning
This state of mind can be fatal for recovery! It's characterized by being too comfortable or not feeling motivated to continue doing the work
Complacency
A powerful desire to use substances
Cravings
Drive, desire, the reason for acting
Motivation
Something that increases risk for relapse.
What is a risk factor
This is not one of the main five senses but when you make a positive connection with a group of people you feel a sense of
Belonging
Refusing to admit the truth about addiction and its consequences to ourselves.
Denial
Despite being one of the most well-known and well-respective US Historical figures, this 16th president of the US was known to struggle with a mood disoder
Abraham Lincoln
The capacity for understanding one's own or another's thoughts, feelings, motives, and problems, self-awareness
Insight
The practice of taking an active role in regularly doing things that improve your well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress
Self-Care *Share one thing you do for self-care
This medication is used for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose
Narcan. Do you have access to Narcan?
Identifying and writing down triggers, coping skills, people, and activities that can help prevent a relapse
Relapse Prevention Plan *Raise your hand if you have a relapse prevention plan
A common phrase repeated in AA/NA as an important part of recovery. It is not just a common encouragement, it holds great meaning representing the gratitude an individual feels about their sobriety, and the importance of it presently.
"One Day at a Time"
The ability to bounce back especially after something difficult
Resilience
Getting support from a neutral person who can help with mental health and addiction concerns
Therapy
- This is not an auditory hallucination rather it’s positive silent voice in your head guiding you in which way you should go
Conscience
This movie starts with Sandra Bullock who enters rehab for alcoholism
What is 28 days
Using another activity in order to replace or substitute the feelings/results you used to get from using substances
Cross Addiction
The quality of honestly upholding and sticking to your values
Integrity
A state of mind where you are thankful and taking notice of the good things in your life, rather than focusing on the bad
Gratitude *What is one thing you are grateful for today?
TWO ANSWERS You’ve got to give these to get these and when you have these for yourself you show these to others
Love and Respect