EMOTIONS
3 skills used to decrease anxiety
What is deep breathing, taking a walk, grounding yourself with your senses, coloring, talking to someone, etc.
This "step" in a 12-step program suggests that you look to something greater than yourself to recover.
What is STEP 2
A person begins to feel sorry for him or herself.
What is self pity
This alone is not sufficient to overcome alcohol or addiction
What is will power
Practicing this ____________ helps people stay sober, live longer and happier, and have better relationships. You can practice this through making lists.
What is gratitude!
Twelve step programs recommend to get one of these to help guide you through the steps
What is a sponsor
What "step" suggests that you make amends to people you have harmed
What is step 9
A person begins to withdraw and pull away from others.
Isolation
This helps us stay fit but also releases endorphins.
What is exercise
What are the words that make up the acronym H.A.L.T.?
What is hungry, angry, lonely, and tired?
Practicing _____. This means staying present in the moment.
What is mindfulness? Share one way you practice mindfulness.
This "step" asks you to write about areas of guilt, fear, regret, embarrassment or anger.
What is step 4
In the Doctor's opinion section of the Big Book, alcohol is considered to be an __________ of the body and mind.
An Allergy
What should you do to prevent boredom and possible relapse?
What is structure your time and have accountability factors in place
_________________ is feeling bad about who you are
What is shame
You can use this to change negative thoughts to positive thoughts.
What is reframing?
The "promises" of A.A. come after completing this step
What is step 9- We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and self pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us—sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work f
A seemingly rational reason for behavior that moves a person in recovery close to a slip.
What is a justification
Addiction is a disease of these 3 things.
What is the mind, body, and spirit
A person in recovery may continue to experience symptoms of physical/emotional/psychological withdrawal for up to two years. This is known as ___
What is PAWS? Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome.
Twelve-step programs recommend this activity to "get out of yourself or your own head"
What is service work? Share service work you would like to incorporate into your life or have already participated in.
Step 10 suggests that you do this activity each day
What is monitor yourself for any wrong behaviors and admit when you are wrong. Taking a daily inventory.
This is when a person in recovery begins to put themselves in dangerous situations.
What is testing yourself.
What is the "birthday" of A.A. (year alone is acceptable)
June 10, 1935 The first day of sobriety for Dr. Bob