Relapse Prevention Planning
12 Steps
Emotions
Structure
Random
100

What are Things that might make you want to use or remind you of using? 

Triggers

100

Name 3 reasons to attend a support meeting

*Experience Fellowship, strength, & Hope

*Learn 12 step principles & Ideas

*Get Emotions Support, Less Isolation

*Provides Structure and Positive Support

*Help with Fear and Chaos of Early Recovery

100
What is a feeling (Emotion)? 

a natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others 

or similar

100

To create a safe living environment, what are three things you can remove from the home during "trash your stash"

*Remove Alcohol, Drugs, Paraphernalia

*Delete drug dealers and Using Buddies Numbers/Emails

*Remove bookmarks from websites that trigger you

*Get rid of music/movies /media that trigger you or with drug themes

*Get rid of addictive Medications

100

What does HOW stand for? 

Honesty, Openness, Willingness

200

What is a strong desire to use substances sometimes called? 

Cravings

200

We admitted that we were powerless over drugs/alcohol - and that our lives had become unmanageable is which step? 

Step 1


200

What is an example of how feelings can be triggers? 

*Multiple Responses


200

What are two  concerns that should be addressed when building a healthy daily schedule?

* High Risk Situations or Times of Day

*Loneliness/Too much time alone 

*Stressful Events

*Planning Recovery Priorities First 

*Balancing Work/School/Treatment/Recovery

*Making Time for Sober Fun

200

Tell me about how willingness vs. Willfullness shapes your recovery?

* Mutliple Answers

300

What is something that helps you manage without using? 

Coping Skills

300

What are steps 4 & 5?

4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves

5.Admitted to God, to Ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs

300

What are some positive conflict resolution strategies that can be used to deal with feelings of anger? 

1) Cool off before Reacting 

2) Use I Messages 

3. Clarify

4. Clean your side of the street

5. Be willing to Compromise 

6. Client it up

300

What are three things you might add to your safe living environment during "trash your stash"?

*Twelve Step Literature or AA Slogans where you kept drugs

*Add contact information for your sponsor, counselor, sober friends

*Bookmark Positive Websites(AA/NA/ Daily Mediation)

*Save music and movies that provide uplifting support

*Mark calendars to use  appropriate medications as prescribed

*Attach a Schedule of 12 Step meetings to your fridge

300

What does HALT Stand for? How can you use it? 

Hungry Angry Lonely Tired

Use it by not making decisions based on these

400

What is a behavior that shows your headed towards relapse?  Name one of yours and what you can do to manage it. 

Relapse Warning Sign

400

List three of the Twelve Promises for Sober Living

  1. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
  2. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
  3. We will comprehend the word serenity.
  4. We will know peace.
  5. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
  6. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear.
  7. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.
  8. Self-seeking will slip away.
  9. Our whole attitude and outlook on life will change.
  10. Fear of people and economic insecurity will leave us.
  11. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.
  12. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.
400

How can the desire to control get in the way of serenity? 

1. We try to control the behavior of Others

2. We try to control our feelings by medicating them with alcohol or other drugs

400

What are some self care activities you can add when refining your daily schedule?  

*go to 12 step meetings

*talk with your sponsor 

*Connect with you higher power

*do spiritual activities

*call people on your support list

*read the big book or other 12 step literature

*Care for yourself: regular meals, bedtimes, exercise, time to deal with physical/emotional concerns

400

What is "stinking thinking" and how can you change it? Can you give us an example from your life?

What are the irrational thoughts that keep us stuck in addictive behavior? 

Multiple Answers :) If you use thinking reports in your answer

500

Who are three people you can call if you feel like using? 

Recovery (sober/Peer Supports) or Sponsor

Lists three people from real life. 

500

What is step 7? 

Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings.

500

In the ABCD technique for handling emotions, what does ABCCD stand for? 

*Action (Activating Event)

*Belief

*Consequence

*Dispute your logic

500

Can either A. show us your completed schedule or B. Tell us what you learned at an AA meeting you attended within the last month? 

Claims they have one at Home - 100 points


Has a messy schedule-ish thing? -250 points


Has a nicely organized schedule - 500 points

Went to AA and has a thoughtful answer - 500 points

500

Show us your Recovery Wallet Card


Have one 100 pts

Have one completed - 250 points

Have one Completed in your wallet - 500 points