Substance Use Recovery
This is a common 12-step program designed to help individuals recover from alcoholism.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?
This type of therapy helps individuals deal with emotional trauma and can be useful in recovery from PTSD.
What is Trauma-Focused Therapy?
This organization provides a network of support for individuals in recovery and their families, especially for those affected by addiction.
What is Nar-Anon?
This activity, often recommended in recovery, promotes both physical and mental health, and can reduce stress.
What is exercise?
This is the first step in recognizing and preventing relapse, often involving identifying triggers and warning signs.
What is self-awareness?
The term for a person in recovery who helps others stay sober by offering support, mentorship, and guidance.
What is a sponsor?
The feeling of hopelessness and despair that can accompany mental health struggles, often addressed in recovery.
What is depression?
The term for a group of people who share common recovery experiences and offer emotional support to one another.
What is a support group?
This practice, often used in recovery, helps individuals reduce stress, improve focus, and increase self-awareness.
What is meditation?
A critical coping strategy for maintaining recovery that involves distancing oneself from people, places, or things associated with addiction.
What is avoiding triggers?
his is the first step in the 12-step recovery process, acknowledging powerlessness over addiction.
What is admitting you are powerless over alcohol (or your addiction)?
This disorder, characterized by extreme mood swings, can be managed with a combination of medication and therapy in recovery.
What is bipolar disorder?
This type of therapy, often part of group counseling, focuses on improving communication and resolving interpersonal issues.
What is group therapy?
This type of diet is often encouraged in recovery for its role in improving physical health and mental clarity.
What is a balanced or nutritious diet?
A key concept in relapse prevention, this involves strategies like calling a sponsor or attending a support group when cravings arise.
What is reaching out for support?
This type of therapy focuses on changing negative thought patterns and behaviors to support addiction recovery.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
This is a recovery approach that emphasizes mindfulness and acceptance, often used in mental health and addiction recovery.
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
This national organization provides educational materials, events, and resources for individuals in recovery from substance use disorders.
What is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)?
This type of sleep disorder is common during early recovery, and good sleep hygiene can help manage it.
What is insomnia?
This term refers to the mental and emotional process of justifying or rationalizing a return to unhealthy behaviors.
What is "the relapse cycle"?
This term refers to the period of time in recovery when the body adjusts after ceasing substance use, often accompanied by withdrawal symptoms.
What is detoxification?
The process of integrating strategies for coping with and recovering from mental health disorders into everyday life.
What is relapse prevention?
A term for when someone finds it difficult to stay connected to a recovery community or loses contact with their support system.
What is social isolation?
Regular journaling or writing is a therapeutic practice that helps individuals in recovery process their emotions and reflect on their journey.
What is expressive writing?
This professional is often a crucial part of a recovery plan, helping individuals navigate challenges and create strategies for relapse prevention.
Who is a therapist or counselor?