In your own Words
This is one of your biggest triggers and why.
That is Correct!
This element of happiness is about not blaming others or circumstances for our disease.
What is Self-Acceptance, Taking responsibility?
This is the number of stages there are in the cycle of relapse.
What are Three?
THIS IS THE PROCESS OF ELIMINATING A SUBSTANCE FROM THE BODY OR 'DRYING OUT'
Withdrawal/Detox
Staring Denzel Washington as a commercial airline pilot struggling with alcohol and cocaine addicton.
What is Flight?
"Keep coming back...
What is "it works if you work it"?
A primary emotion that most people with substance abuse disorder feel prior to picking up drugs and alcohol for the first time.
What is Fear?
The Scottish actor who played in movies such as "300" and "P.S. I love you" struggled for years with addictions to both drugs and alcohol before seeking treatment. Now 20 years later, he is still embracing the sober life.
Who is Gerard Butler?
This is what you say to an old friend who is pressuring you to drink/use.
That is Correct!
This doesn't mean not acknowledging the pain you've caused others or the pain that others have caused. Nor is it about becoming a doormat in the process. It's about examining the situation closely and making a conscious decision to move on.
Forgiveness
This first stage of relapse before someone in recovery even wants to use/drink again. They can remember their consequences of the last use but the behaviors are telling a different story.
What is Emotional relapse?
THIS PERSON IS A TRUSTED FRIEND WHO IS THERE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE STEPS, OR BE THERE FOR SUPPORT.
Sponsor, Mentor
A 2000 American crime drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh that explores the illegal drug trade from a number of perspectives: users, enforcers, politicians, and traffickers. Their stories are edited together throughout the film, although some of the characters do not meet each other.
What is Traffic?
"If you hang around a barber shop long enough...
What is "eventually you'll get a haircut"?
This spiritual principle is necessary when surrendering to a higher power?
What is Faith?
This actor has played major roles in "The Hangover" "American Sniper" and "Silver Linings Playbook." In an interview, he owed his success to his sobriety and the 12 steps he took to get there.
Who is Bradley Cooper?
These are some of the consequences of my use.
Correct!
This element of happiness allows one to see problems as opportunities for growth.
What is Cultivating Optimism and Gratitude
This stage of relapse is often a time of internal struggle for a person in recovery. They start to have internal struggles like a tug of war where they may start to romanticize about using and minimize the consequences of their last use.
What is Mental Relapse?
Feeling terrible in early recovery? This is most likely due to this syndrome which occurs after physical withdrawal.
P.A.W.S. (Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome)
Sandra Bullock stars in this movie as Gwen Cummings, a woman who gets into an accident while driving drunk. Cummings is allowed to choose whether to go to prison or rehab, and she chooses rehab.
What is 28 Days?
"My worst day sober is better than...
What is "my best day drunk/high"?
In Active Addiction, people suffering from their use often lose these individuals first.
What are friends?
This High School Musical heartthrob is sober after his alcohol and drug addiction resulted in rehab in 2013.
Who is Zac Efron?
These are some of the new things I am trying to do for my recovery.
CORRECT
This element encourages the individual to enjoy the journey and to cultivate the simple pleasures that occur in the moment.
What is Mindfulness?
This stage of relapse occurs when the individual has a return of the strong cravings and consumes the substance and breaks their sobriety.
What is Physical Relapse?
WHEN FEELING DOWN OR OVERWHELMED, INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY OFTEN GAIN PERSPECTIVE BY MAKING THIS TYPE OF LIST.
What is a gratitude list?
A successful musician helps a young, female singer get discovered as his age and battle with alcoholism create barriers to his own career and the industry that he’s grown accustomed to.
What is A Star is Born?
"You're only as sick as...
What is "your secrets"?
Happy, Joyous and ....?
What is Free?
This actress entered rehab in 2008 and has been sober ever since. She opens about substance abuse addiction in her cover story that followed that same year and is currently married to Ryan Gosling.
Who is Eva Mendes?
This individual is the biggest contributor to addictive thinking.
YOU
Improving this element of happiness is the single best predictor of long-term integrity in individuals and groups.
What is Increased Connection with Family and Friends?
The research shows that these two factors alone, increase and individuals' likelihood for continued sobriety one year after treatment by 64% for non-healthcare professionals, and 84% for health care professionals.
What is continuous monitoring and commitment to aftercare?
Due to seriously depleted dopamine levels and a limited supply of dopamine receptors, it comes as no surprise to learn that people in early recovery frequently struggle with this.
Hint: It starts with an "A"
Anhedonia or an inability to feel joy.
The story of the life and career of a rhythm and blues musician who goes blind at age 7.
What is Ray?
"One is too many, and...
What is "a thousand is never enough"?
We must do this for ourselves before we can do this for others?
What is Forgive?
The famed tattoo artist and beauty entrepreneur announced her continued sobriety after years of drug and alcohol abuse with a celebratory Instagram post this past July.
Who is Kat Von D?