One Day at a Time
June 10, 1935
What is the date of Dr. Bob's last drink and the founding date of Alcoholics Anonymous?
Note: Carl Jung first introduced "a religious experience" as being a cure for alcoholism to Rowland Howard in 1931 (Oxford Group), who took the message to Ebby Thatcher in 1934, then Ebby to Bill W.
Name something we read at almost every meeting of AA.
What is the Preamble, How it Works, 12 Traditions, etc.
Treatment that includes living onsite and receiving group and individual therapies
What a residential facility or in-patient program?
The first _____gets you_____.
What is drink and drunk?
This is the process of which the body rids itself of alcohol or drugs.
What is Detoxification or Withdrawal?
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What is the number of pages that outline the 12 steps of recovery?
AA should be this and always decline these.
What is self-supporting and outside contributions?
*7th Tradition
Examining this regularly may keep home life much happier: HALT. What does it stand for?
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.
Movie Title: When ____is not ____.
What is When Love is not Enough? This is the movie based on Bill W. and his wife, Lois.
Abstention from ALL illicit drugs and alcohol.
What is sobriety or "clean time."
13th Step
What is often referred to as a big "no no" in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Step 2.
Let no person say he/she can't get sober unless these two things happen.
What is "Job or no job, wife or no wife."
This is a powerful desire for something that usually passes.
What is a craving?
This can be a physical symptom experienced as a sign you're developing an addiction.
What is increased tolerance, the "jitters", black-outs, etc.
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What is the percent of alcoholics who stayed sober in the early history of the Big Book?
This AA phrase reminds us to not complicate things.
"Keep it Simple"
The Professional Community often names these three things as examples of an external "trigger."
What are People, Places, and Things.
Name at least two acronyms for FEAR.
Fu*& Everything and Run
Face Everything and Recover
False Evidence Appearing Real
What is the coexistence of a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder (aka alcoholism or addiction)?
These two things happened in 1934 to Ebby Thatcher, Bill W.'s close friend.
In August, Rowland H. saves Ebby T. from being committed for chronic drunkenness. Ebby T. joins the Oxford Group and gets sober. In November, Ebby T. carried the message of hope and recovery to Bill W.
"I may not be much, but __ __ __ __ __.
What is, "I'm all I think about?"
"Selfishness, self-centeredness - that we think is the root of our troubles."
A realization period for someone suffering from alcoholism. It’s a stage where they will look outside of themselves, or inside of themselves, and find a newfound perspective or purpose.
What is a Spiritual Awakening?
______and ______ gives you too much time to be with your own thoughts.
What is isolation and boredom?
Name a coping skill that releases endorphins.
What is exercise, meditation, yoga, laughing, etc.?