The (Not) High Ground
This technique involves times breathing, alternating inhaling for four seconds, holding for four seconds, exhaling for four seconds, and holding for four seconds, repeated.
What is Box Breathing?
Founded in 1935 by Bill W, this is probably the most famous recovery support group, found in approximately 180 countries worldwide.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?
This practice involves identifying and honoring positive and healthy aspect of our lives and reflecting on the impact they have on us.
What is Gratitude?
This is the number of steps involved in the development of a Relapse/RTU Prevention Plan.
What is 4?
These chemicals are responsible for many of our moods, affects, and states, and include examples like Serotonin, Dopamine, GABA, and Norepinephrine.
What are Neurotransmitters?
This technique involves following the instructions of a professional to practice mindfulness and relaxation in the body, but more accessible options can be found on Youtube
What is Guided Meditation?
A notable 12-step group, this group was formed as an alternative to its more popular cousin to provide a space that has a broader focus on addictive substances.
What is Narcotics Anonymous (NA)?
This practice involves reflection, intentionality, and presence, with the goal of being more conscious and aware of our behaviors, emotions, and thoughts.
Mindfulness
This is step 1 of the relapse prevention plan and may be physiological, mental, or emotional.
What is Identify Your Warning Signs?
This neurotransmitter is associated with the reward system and habit-building and is the one most commonly associated with addictive behaviors.
What is Dopamine?
This technique involves focusing on specific parts of your body in sequence with the goal of relaxing the muscles.
What is a Body Scan?
This group utilizes research-backed behavioral therapy processes in lieu of a higher power, focusing more on science and logic to provide its members with skills to maintain a sober lifestyle.
What is SMART Recovery?
This phenomenon is usually external and has an effect that creates an unwanted emotional response for people in sobriety.
What is a Trigger?
This is step 4 of the relapse prevention plan.
What is an Exit Strategy?
This part of the brain is also referred to as the "lizard brain" and is responsible for emotional responses like fear and the "fight or flight" response.
What is the Amygdala?
This technique involves using your 5 senses to identify components of your environment
What is 5-4-3-2-1?
This group utilizes an 8-step program modeled after the 8-fold path, exemplifying its focus on Buddhist teachings to provide mindfulness skills to its members.
What is Dharma Recovery?
This practice involves setting an objective that is time-bound, achievable, relevant, specific, and measurable.
What are SMART Goals?
This component of step 2 includes a person/people who can support you if you start to start to experience triggers/warning signs
What is your Team?
This part of the brain is responsible for higher-level executive functioning like planning, decision-making, and impulse control.
What is the Prefrontal Cortex?
This technique is focused on reducing anxiety and involves identifying and naming as many related things as you can in a limited amount of time
What is Category Listing?
This group focuses on the discovery of self, using experiences, hope, and encouragement to provide a supportive environment for women to get sober.
What is Women For Recovery (WFS)?
These phenomena are categorized and can be used to describe unhelpful thought processes that may make it harder for us to effectively process our emotions and experiences.
What are Cognitive Distortions?
These techniques, characterized by their ability to bring you out of your head and into in your surroundings, may be included in your step 3 "Things You Can Do For Yourself"
What are grounding exercises?
This neurotransmitter is vital for memory and learning, but is most commonly associated with stress and anxiety responses.
What is Acetylcholine?