Recovery Terms
Living without a mind altering substance?
What is sobriety?
A breathing technique
What is box breathing?
What is belly breathing?
Something that causes a reaction or craving.
What is a trigger?
A limit you set to protect your recovery/well-being.
What is a boundary?
A plan to manage triggers and avoid a relapse.
Living without a substance and actively growing.
What is Recovery?
Riding out a craving
What is urge surfing?
Internal Trigger
People who support your recovery
What is a support system?
Severe situation that is a risk for a relapse.
What is a high risk situation?
Returning to a substance after a period of sobriety.
5,4,3,2,1 Technique
What is a grounding technique?
External Trigger
What is a person, place, or thing?
Feelings that arise when boundaries are crossed.
What are resentment, burnout, relapse, emotional distress, etc?
Warning signs of a relapse.
What are boredom, isolating, skipping meetings, etc.?
Lingering withdrawal symptoms after detox.
What are Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms?
Reflect on this everyday.
What is gratitude?
Thoughts of using
What are cravings/urges?
Sign(s) that someone is disrespecting your boundary.
What is keep crossing it, guilt you, or ignore your requests, etc.?
A person who guides you through the 12 steps.
What is a sponsor?
Acting out with physical force.
What is aggression?
Meditation, grounding techniques, and self-soothing skills.
What is mindfulness?
Preventatives for triggers.
What are planning ahead, setting boundaries, having support, and coping tools?
3 benefit(s) of boundaries
What are they protect you from stress, toxic people, or high-risk situations, etc.?
Reason(s) why you do not create/follow through on aftercare.
What are excuses?