Recovery 1
Thoughts, feelings, or behaviors that happen before a relapse and signal increased risk.
What is warning signs?
focusing your attention on the present moment without judgment
What is Mindfulness?
A communication skill that requires a person to acknowledge another person's emotions, whether or not they agree with their perspective
What is Validation?
This is the high-energy phase early in recovery where you feel incredibly happy, confident, and on top of the world, making you feel like you are floating on air.
What is the Pink Cloud?
This is when you start convincing yourself that "just one drink" or "just one time" won't hurt, even though you know better.
What is rationalizing
This heavy feeling happens when you look back at past mistakes and judge yourself harshly, believing you are a bad person down to your core.
What is shame?
What thinking error involves seeing situations as all good or all bad?
What is All-or-nothing thinking?
a strong desire or urge to use substances
What is a craving?
This is a written checklist or guide you make while you are doing well, listing exactly what to do if you feel a major craving coming on.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
A solution that allows both parties to get some of what they want but not everything.
What is a compromise?
A recovery principle that focuses on taking responsibility for one's choices and actions
What is Accountability?
Thinking about the "good times" you had while using substances but ignoring the negative consequences.
What is euphoric recall?
What is the purpose of grounding exercises, and when might you use it?
Bringing your attention to the present moment when feeling overwhelmed or anxious.
What thinking error involves expecting the worst possible outcome?
What is Catastrophizing?
Something that brings up cravings or increases the urge to use.
What is a trigger?
This is when a person gets so comfortable with their progress that they stop doing their daily maintenance, like going to meetings or journaling.
What is complacency (or getting too comfortable)?
the ability to understand and share another person's feelings
What is empathy?
This bad habit happens when a person uses alcohol or drugs to temporarily "numb out" or try to cure their own untreated medical or mental illness.
What is self-medicating?
This is the term used when a person is dealing with a mental health issue (like depression) and an addiction at the exact same time.
What is a co-occurring disorder (or dual diagnosis)?
What is an external trigger?
This is a trigger that comes from the world around you, like seeing an old hangout spot, an ad on TV, or an ex-friend.
This chemical is your brain's natural "reward" signal; old habits trick your brain into releasing floods of it, making you crave them over and over.
What is dopamine?
Writing down your thoughts, fears, or goals in a notebook to get them out of your head is this coping tool.
What is journaling (or writing)?
A communication barrier that occurs when a person believes they know another person's thoughts, motives, or intentions without evidence
What is an assumption?
What is an internal trigger?
This is a trigger that starts inside your own body or mind, like feeling lonely, angry, stressed, or sad.
two people engaging in a private conversation during a meeting
What is cross talk?
This is the act of treating a craving like a wave in the ocean—instead of fighting it.
This is a weird feeling of emotional emptiness where you don't necessarily feel sad, but you can't seem to feel happy or excited about anything either.
What is numbness (or apathy)?
the term for living in a way that matches your values and beliefs
What is integrity?
What is this thought process referred to as: “I already messed up, so I might as well keep using."
What is Abstinence Violation Effect (AVE)?
What does the acronym H.A.L.T stand for?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired
relying excessively on another person for self-worth, identity, or emotional stability
What is codependency?
What is the difference between a lapse and a relapse?
A lapse is a single or brief return to substance use, while a relapse is a return to previous patterns of substance use and behaviors associated with active addiction.
This coping skill involves intentionally shifting attention away from distressing thoughts or urge
This is the term for a personal "property line" or fence you set to let others know how they are allowed to treat you.
What is a boundary?
What does P.A.W.S stand for?
What is Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome?