Recovery Basics
Triggers and cravings
Healthy coping skills
Recovery movies and pop culture
Just for fun
100

This is the first step in many 12-step programs?

What is admitting you are powerless over your addiction?

100

A trigger can be a person, place, thing, emotion, or ______.

What is a memory?

100

Name one healthy coping skill.

(Any appropriate answer.)

100

This Pixar movie teaches that emotions all have an important purpose.

What is Inside Out?

100

Name one sober hobby that people often discover in recovery.

1. 

200

Name one HALT emotion that increases relapse risk.

What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired?

200

True or False: Cravings usually last forever if you don't use.

What is false?

200

Which DBT skill encourages balancing emotion and logic?

What is Wise Mind?

200

This movie follows a Vietnam veteran struggling with trauma and rebuilding his life.

What is Born on the Fourth of July?

200

If recovery had a mascot, what animal would you choose and why?

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300

This document helps you prepare for difficult situations and reduce relapse risk.

What is a relapse prevention plan?

300

Name one grounding technique you can use during a craving.

  • 5-4-3-2-1
  • Deep breathing
  • Calling someone
  • Going for a walk 
300

This DBT skill uses cold water or intense exercise to reduce emotional intensity.

What is TIP Skills?

300

This movie explores loneliness, purpose, and choosing life after loss.

What is A Man Called Otto?

300

Finish this saying:
"Progress, not ______."

What is Perfection?

400

Recovery is usually described as a _____, not a destination.

What is a journey?

400

What coping skill encourages you to observe a craving without acting on it?

What is urge surfing?

400

What does the "P" stand for in PLEASE skills?

What is Physical health (treat Physical illness)?

400

In Inside Out, which emotion learns that sadness has value?

What is Joy?

400

Everyone on your team has 30 seconds to name one thing recovery has given them.

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500

Name three signs someone may be entering emotional relapse.

Examples:

  • Isolation
  • Poor sleep
  • Bottling emotions
  • Skipping meetings
  • Irritability
  • Not asking for help
500

Name four healthy alternatives to using substances when stressed.

Examples:
Exercise, journaling, music, talking with someone, meditation, meetings, hobbies, reading.

500

Name five self-care activities that cost little or no money.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 

500

Name one movie your group has watched that relates to recovery and explain why.

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500

If you won one million dollars tomorrow, what are three recovery-focused things you would still continue doing?

1. 2. 3.