Coping Skills
This coping skill releases endorphins
What is Exercise
General discontent, guilt, hopelessness, loss of interest, insomnia, restless or excessive sleep, fatigue, loss of appetite are sympotms of this
What is depression
A person begins to feel sorry for him or herself
What is self-pity
The 12th tradition tells us to do this
What is place principles before personalities
The amount of time a craving will last
What is 10 to 20 min
Coping skills will reduce this, which is a threat to one's recovery
What is Stress
Excessive worry, fear, feeling of impending doom, poor concentration, trembling, restlessness, irritability are symptoms of this
What is anxiety
A person begins to withdrawal and pull away from others
Isolation
This step asks you to write about guilt, fear, regret, and embarassment
What is step 4
This alone is not sufficient enough to overcome addiction
What is will power
This activity is a great way to get your feelings out without speaking
What is Journaling
Mood swings, elevated mood, euphoria, general discontent, hopelessness, loss of interest or pleasure in activities are symptoms of this
What is bipolar disorder
A seemingly rational reason for behavior that moves a person in recovery close to a slip
Justification
Abstinence alone is not enough according to these programs you must also work on these.
What is Character defects
What affects body movement, emotional response, and the ability to feel pleasure and pain
What is Dopamine
This activity involves speaking about yourself with people or with just another qualified person
What is Therapy
social isolation, agression, agitation, compulsive behavior, beleif that an event has special or personal meaning, false belief of superiority, rapid or frenzied speaking are symptoms of what?
What is schizophrenia
Thinking "I got this"
What is overconfidence
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, its thinking of yourself less. Humility is the core concept of this step
What is step 7: Humbly ask him to remove our shortcomings
Anything that stimulates the desire to use/drink again. May be a thought, feeling, memory, place situation
What is a trigger
This is a practice where you focus your mind. It releives stress.
What is meditation
Antisocial behavior, hostility, impulsivity, risk taking, self destructive behavior, self harm, social isolation, distorted self image are symptoms of what
What is Borderline Personality Disorder
Lost of a job, death, eviction.... " I lost my job so why not use?"
Catastrophic events
Step 10 suggest that you do this everyday
What is take personal inventory
This develops when we attempt to manage the welfare of others
What is Co-dependency