AA Lingo
What is the 90 90 rule in AA?
“90 in 90” is the practice of going to an (AA) meeting every day for 90 days in a row. People new to sobriety require a lot of support. They may not feel physically or emotionally stable or feel they have the resources they need to manage days when their sobriety feels fragile.
What is a person’s refusal to admit or accept that he or she is an alcoholic.
Denial is one of the symptoms of the disease of alcoholism that makes recovery so difficult.
"They try to make me go to rehab I said _ _ _."
No, no, no
Who sang it? Amy Winehouse
Learning how to have _ in recovery is difficult.
FUN. It takes time to train a brain in recovery to feel pleasure and enjoyment. Initially, you may attend a “fun” event and not have any fun. The more you attend events and activities with others in recovery, the better you will feel over time. As Emmy award winner and famous playwright James Pinckney Miller stated, “You’d be surprised how much fun you can have sober. When you get the hang of it.”
Name Sellers' favorite football team.
GA Bulldogs
What does the acronym KISS stand for in recovery?
Keep it simple stupid
Resistance to recovery is usuall in response to what emotion?
Fear
True or False: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds about LSD.
False: It is based on a picture drawn by Julian Lennon of his classmate Lucy Donnell.
Having fun in recovery requires letting go of the _.
Past.
One of the common roadblocks to enjoying our life in recovery is when we get stuck romanticizing the past.
Name the SC state bird, animal, or tree.
Wren, white-tailed deer, palmetto
Fun fact: SC beverage is Milk
"One is too many and _________."
What is PAWS?
Post-acute Withdrawal syndrome
After the initial acute detox, which usually lasts no more than two weeks, a secondary acute detox process can occur that typically peaks around the six-month mark and can last up to two years. Some symptoms include:
Who sings the song "Not Afraid" in which the artist talks about their struggles with addiction and the comeback.
Hint: Sellers' favorite artist
Eminem
What other 3 letter word is associated with "fun" in the Big Book?
Joy
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile (Denial)
"Wherever you go _ _ _."
There you are.
You can outrun addiction.
What does it mean when they say "terminally unique" and how does that affect recovery?
An alcoholic’s idea that their “uniqueness” exempts them from some part of the AA program or the Twelve Steps. AA does not deny that each individual is a unique creation. However, as alcoholics we have far more similarities than we have differences. It is unwise to focus on the differences. There is an expression sometimes heard in AA which seems appropriate, “Always remember that you are unique — just like everyone else.”
"Sober" is a song by which American singer-songwriter, taken from her fifth studio album, Funhouse.
Pink
In the BB on page 132 states, "We (alcoholics) aren't a _ lot.
Glum lot
“If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldn’t want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life.” – BB p. 132
What was the first Disney animated feature film?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
In keeping with the tradition of anonymity, this saying is often used to identify as an alcoholic discreetly.
"I am another _ or Bill W.'s"
Friend
Fun fact: Airport story
Some people may also experience treatment resistance when they have an undiagnosed _ _ _ _.
Co-occurring mental health disorder.
Many mental health diagnoses can directly impact addiction and vice-versa. Co-occurring disorders need to be treated simultaneously in order to be effective.
"We're all here because we're not all there."
With this punchy tune, this Linkin Park number is an assertion of the first step in admitting powerlessness over addiction.
Breaking the Habit
In the 12/12 in Alcoholics Anonymous, on page 149, what rule is described as, “Don't take yourself too seriously.”
Rule 62 serves as a gentle reminder of the importance of humor and humility in recovery.
What is a group of lady bugs called?
A loveliness.
Fun Fact: Referred to as "ladybirds" in the UK.