Active Recovery
This recovery behavior involves taking action before a craving becomes a relapse.
prevention planning
This phrase reflects passive recovery: “I’ll deal with it if it becomes a problem.”
What is avoidance?
This emperor wrote Meditations about discipline and emotional control.
Who is Marcus Aurelius?
Physiologically, anger increases heart rate and releases this stress hormone.
What is adrenaline?
Astroworld
Travis Scott
When someone schedules meetings, therapy, workouts, and check-ins weekly, they are practicing this recovery principle.
What is structure?
When someone attends meetings but never shares honestly, this may be happening.
What is emotional withholding?
This gladiator-led slave revolt challenged Rome in 73–71 BC.
Who is Spartacus?
Anger is considered a secondary emotion, often masking this.
What is fear (or hurt)?
The Black Album
Metallica
This Step requires admitting the exact nature of your wrongs to another person.
What is Step 5?
Avoiding meetings but claiming “I’ve got this” is an example of this risk factor.
What is overconfidence?
This event in 476 AD marked the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
What is the deposition of Romulus Augustulus?
This anger style involves sarcasm, silence, and indirect hostility.
What is passive-aggressive behavior?
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
This recovery principle says you must change people, places, and things.
What is lifestyle change?
This defense mechanism makes someone believe they don’t need support anymore.
What is denial?
This emperor legalized Christianity in 313 AD.
Who is Constantine the Great?
Taking a pause before reacting is called this anger skill.
What is emotional regulation?
Joshua Tree
U2
This concept means replacing destructive habits with healthy routines.
What is behavioral substitution?
This silent relapse happens emotionally before any substance is used.
What is mental relapse?
This Roman general crossed the Rubicon River, igniting civil war.
Who is Julius Caesar?
Resentment is often described as drinking poison and expecting this to die.
Who is the other person?
Ready to Die
Notorious B.I.G