Recovery
I’m a feeling that passes if you ride me out without acting on it.
What is a craving?
This feeling can show up as irritability, restlessness, or trouble relaxing.
What is Stress?
This is the plan created before leaving treatment that outlines supports, appointments, and next steps.
What is a discharge plan?
This stage is when a person is not yet considering change or doesn’t see their use as a problem.
What is Precontemplation?
I go up and down but never move.
What is a staircase?
I’m the ability to bounce back after setbacks and keep moving forward.
What is Resilience
This grounding skill uses your five senses to bring you back to the present moment.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique?
These scheduled groups/sessions after treatment help maintain recovery and provide continued support.
What is outpatient treatment (or aftercare services)?
In this stage, a person starts to recognize the problem but feels unsure about changing.
What is Contemplation?
I have keys but no locks, space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside.
What is a keyboard?
I get stronger the more you practice healthy habits.
What is recovery?
This type of thinking focuses only on the worst-case scenario.
What is catastrophizing?
This recovery support involves regular meetings with others who share similar sobriety goals.
What are support groups (or meetings)?
This stage involves making a plan and getting ready to take action toward recovery.
What is Preparation?
I start with T, end with T, and have T in me.
What is a teapot?
I grow when you surround yourself with sober and supportive people.
What is accountability?
This type of trigger comes from emotions like stress, anger, or sadness.
What are internal triggers?
This type of trigger comes from environments, people, or certain locations.
What are external triggers?
This stage is when a person is actively making changes and working on sobriety.
What is Action?
I have no life, but I can die.
What is a battery?
I’m the process of changing thoughts to change feelings and behaviors.
What is cognitive restructuring (or reframing)?
This is the practice of being kind and understanding toward yourself during difficult moments instead of being self-critical.
What is self-compassion?
This important step involves identifying triggers and coping strategies before returning home.
What is relapse prevention planning?
This stage focuses on maintaining progress and preventing relapse over time.
What is Maintenance?
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
What is a penny?