Recovery Basics
The ongoing process of making positive changes while addressing substance use and building a healthier life.
What is recovery?
A written strategy for handling triggers, cravings, and high-risk situations.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
Trust, honesty, and respect are three important parts of this.
What is a healthy relationship?
A strong desire or urge to use a substance is called this.
What is a craving?
Going for a walk, listening to music, journaling, or talking to someone are examples of these.
What are healthy coping skills?
Taking responsibility for your choices and actions is called this.
What is accountability?
Isolation, romanticizing past substance use, and stopping recovery activities can be examples of these.
What are warning signs?
Listening, honesty, respect, and communication are common qualities of this type of relationship.
What is a healthy relationship?
A person, place, thing, feeling, or situation that increases the urge to use substances.
What is a trigger?
Being able to recognize and name what you are feeling is called this.
What is emotional awareness?
Clearly saying what you will and will not accept from another person is an example of setting these.
What are boundaries?
Contacting someone you trust when you notice warning signs is an example of using this.
What is your support system?
Someone who encourages your recovery instead of encouraging substance use can be part of this.
What is a support system?
Leaving a triggering situation and calling a supportive person are examples of doing this.
What is coping with a craving?
Looking at your own thoughts, feelings, choices, and behaviors to better understand yourself is called this.
What is self-reflection?
Recognizing that you need help and being willing to receive it demonstrates this recovery principle.
What is acceptance?
Thinking only about the enjoyable parts of past substance use while ignoring the consequences is sometimes called this.
What is romanticizing substance use?
Saying “no” respectfully without feeling responsible for another person's reaction is an example of this skill.
What is assertiveness?
Stress, loneliness, anger, and boredom are examples of this type of trigger.
What are emotional/internal triggers?
This practice involves focusing your attention on what is happening right now instead of worrying about the past or future.
What is mindfulness?
Recovery involves more than simply stopping substance use; it also involves changing these patterns.
What are thoughts, behaviors, and habits?
Making changes to your routine, relationships, and environment to reduce the chance of returning to substance use is part of this.
What is relapse prevention?
Continuing to help someone avoid the natural consequences of their unhealthy behavior may be described as this.
What is enabling?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired make up this common recovery acronym.
What is HALT?
Having several healthy strategies prepared before a stressful situation occurs is sometimes called this.
What is a coping plan/toolbox?