Depression
People can become depressed in response to traumatic/emotionally difficult situations or when this happens inside the body...
What is brain chemicals become imbalanced
___________ is the typical response when a person becomes aware they have hurt themselves or others
What is guilt
Admitting powerlessness begins with what?
What is recognizing that drugs and alcohol are more powerful than your self control
What is Step 8 of the 12 step program
What is "Make a list of all persons we have harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all"
This emotion is defined as a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, love, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy
What is happiness
What is the major difference between sadness and depression
What is depression lasts longer, is more severe, has a greater effect on an individuals ability to function and interferes with an individual's daily life
When a family has serious problems and dysfunction, family members often __________ one another
What is blame
___________ is a defense used by those with addictions to hide from reality and rationalize behavior.
What is denial
What is Step 4 of the 12 step program
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.”
Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that occur when a person believes a valued relationship is being threatened by a rival.
What is jealousy
Some people escape from depression by performing this fatal, self-inflicted act
What is suicide
When guilt becomes a major feeling in a person's life and overwhelms all other emotions, it becomes _________ and is no longer normal.
What is unhealthy/dangerous
You can help to remove guilt about past behaviors by _______ _______
What is forgiving yourself
Meetings are self-supporting through this act (3 words)
What are "our own contributions"
An emotional state in which people feel discarded, undesired, left behind.
What is abandonment
Drinking and using drugs as a remedy or treatment for depression is called _______ _______
What is self medicating
As addiction progresses overtime, the pain inflicted on others becomes more _________ and more __________
What is more severe and more frequent
This is the act of "making right the wrongs"
What is making amends
This step involves asking a higher power to remove your short-comings
What is Step 7
A strong affection or liking for someone or something.
What is love
Most addicts experience this common psychological and physiological side effect when drugs and alcohol are removed from their system. (3 words)
What is withdrawal related depression
The best way to overcome guilt is to
What is acknowledge the wrong, face up to it, make amends
When people in early recovery open up, share their feelings, thoughts and fears they are starting the process of _______ _______ over their lives
What is regaining control
Abstinence is not enough! Working the 12 Steps also helps you work on these _______ _______ (related to your character)
What are character defects/personal flaws
Feelings of tension, worried thoughts and physical changes like increased blood pressure
What is anxiety