Recovery
This ancient practice promotes a sense of well-being, engagement of the parasympathetic nervous system (relaxation response), and can help with managing anxiety.
What is meditation.
A painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.
What is shame.
This is the natural emotional response to experiencing a loss in which the final stage is acceptance.
What is Grief.
Each year in the United States, nearly 85,000 people die from this legal drug, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in our country.
What is alcohol? (Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
To politely yet firmly stand up for yourself when facing a trigger or difficult situation is called this. (DAILY DOUBLE)
What is assertiveness?
Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Gambler's Anonymous are all examples of programs with this type of format that can support you in recovery.
What are 12-Step Fellowships.
The fact of having committed a specified or implied offense or crime. (DAILY DOUBLE)
What is guilt.
What is Anger.
The estimated dollar amount spent on legal and illegal substances in the United States each year.
What is 276 Billion Dollars. (Source: Addiction Treatment, American Addiction Centers)
A communication style that expresses an individual's rights, feelings, and ideas at the expense of others often represented by blaming, violent-outbursts, and a sarcastic/mocking tone of voice.
What is Aggressive Style.
A modest view of one's own importance.
What is humility.
A sense of well being, joy, or contentment. (DAILY DOUBLE)
What is Happiness.
This percentage of Americans are diagnosed with depression or generalized anxiety as well as addiction to a specific substance.
What is 20%. (Source: Statistics on Addiction In America, Addiction Center)
Pre-contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, and Maintenance.
What are the stages of change?
The practice of taking action to improve or preserve one's own health.
What is Self-Care.
Confidence in one's own worth or abilities.
What is self-esteem.
An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or is perceived as a threat.
What is Fear.
Approximately how many Americans are in recovery from addiction to substances? (DAILY DOUBLE)
What is 23 Million. (Source: Office of Addiction Services and Supports, NY.)
Out of the 21 million Americans living with an addiction to a substance, what percentage receives help/treatment?
What is 10%. (Source: Statistics on Addiction in America, American Addiction Centers)
A list of community resources and contacts a person can use during a crisis. (DAILY DOUBLE)
What is a crisis/safety plan?
A person's ascent to the reality of a situation, recognizing a process or condition without attempting to change or protest it.
What is acceptance.
Consciously choosing to NOT hide your emotions or desires from others. Often seen as a weakness but is actually a strength.
What is Vulnerability.
Research indicates that this percentage of people who experiment with opiates typically develop dependent patterns around it.
What is 25%. (Source: Statistics on Addiction In America, Addiction Center)
To invest one's own conscious effort, to solve personal and interpersonal problems, in order to try to master and minimize stress and conflict.
What are coping skills.