Self-Care & Wellness
This is the number-one thing people don’t get enough of, and it affects their emotions the most. What is it?
What is sleep?
The term for having both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition.
What is co-occurring disorder?
This person helps guide you through 12-step recovery.
What is a sponsor?
This drug is legal, socially accepted, and contributes to over 140,000 deaths a year.
What is alcohol?
This simple tool reminds you to check if you're Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired.
What is HALT?
This activity helps you express what you’re feeling without needing to say it aloud.
What is journaling?
This is something that reminds you of using or makes you want to use.
What is a trigger?
This celebrity who is in recovery starred in multiple Disney channel shows. This world-famous singer wrote the song “Sober” and has spoken publicly about recovering from alcohol use.
Demi Lovato
This practice means doing little things each day to support your well-being. What is it?
What is self-care?
This feeling makes people think nothing will ever improve. What is it?
What is hopelessness?
DBT, CBT, and MI are all examples of these.
What are therapeutic approaches or clinical interventions?
This synthetic opioid is 50–100x more potent than morphine and a major overdose risk.
What is fentanyl?
The three stages of relapse are emotional, mental, and ______.
what is physical?
Learning to sit with discomfort without reacting is called this.
What is emotional regulation?
A craving is an urge—but it won’t last forever. On average, it lasts this long.
What is 15–20 minutes?
This legendary singer of “Rehab” struggled with addiction and inspired global conversations on recovery.
Who was Amy Winehouse?
Recovery teaches that doing this protects your peace, not hurts others. What is it?
What is setting boundaries?
Anxiety, depression, and PTSD are examples of these.
What are mental health disorders?
These people—peers, counselors, sponsors—form your emotional safety net. What is this called?
What is a support system?
When you need more of a substance to feel the same effect, it’s called this.
What is tolerance?
This written plan helps you stay on track when you feel tempted.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
A DBT skill that helps you calm down fast using cold water, movement, and breathing.
What is TIPP?
This strategy means watching your craving rise and fall like a wave without acting on it.
What is urge surfing?
This celebrity was introduced to drugs and alcohol at a young age and he is the Star of a marvel movie series
Robert Downey Jr
Daily structure/routine help protect you from this feeling that often shows up when you have nothing to do. What is it?
What is boredom?
These unhelpful thinking patterns twist your view of yourself, others, and your future. What are they?
What are Negative Thoughts, "Stinky Thinking" AKA cognitive distortions?
This recovery tool helps clients replace negative habits with healthier routines. What is it?
What is Habit Stacking / Behavioral Activation
Long-term substance use often damages this part of the brain responsible for judgment and decision-making.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
These two words describe the mindset that leads people to stop using support because they think they’re “good now.” What are they?
What is overconfidence or complacency?
These are positive, go-to actions that help you manage urges and stress.
What are coping skills?
This phenomenon happens when the brain remembers the “good parts” of using but forgets the consequences, increasing cravings.
What is euphoric recall?
This comedian and actor, known for “The Mask” and “Liar Liar,” has shared about overcoming depression and substance struggles.
Who is Jim Carrey?
This wellness strategy uses your five senses to ground you in the present moment.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique?
These two things must be treated together to support long-term recovery.
What are mental health and addiction?
This model includes five stages: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance.
What is the Stages of Change/Transtheoretical Model?
This part of the brain holds emotional memories and gets extra sensitive after trauma, increasing the urge to use substances to cope. What is it?
What is the amygdala?
These three early warning signs show recovery is starting to weaken long before a relapse.
What are isolating, skipping meetings, and negative thinking?
This skill means staying present and aware, without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
Triggers fall into these two groups: ones that come from within and ones that come from the environment.
What are internal and external triggers?
This country singer wrote “Whiskey Lullaby” and has talked openly about his journey through alcohol addiction and recovery.
Who is Brad Paisley?