Recovery
2 types of Community support groups
12 Step- AA- NA, Smart Recovery, LifeRing secular, Secular Organization for Sobriety
This is the first stage of addiction recovery
Precontemplation
1 way to support a peer
Call them on their behavior - pull up for negative behavior ( not following rules, telling war stories, talking during group) and compliment for positive behavior (helping with chores, completing assignments, having a positive attitude)
Important factors for having fun in recovery
create new memories for our brain to react to
re-wire the brains pleasure center!
Rewards in Recovery
Re-establishing healthy relations with Family.
Self love, sharing, caring, having a life you love, being free of guilt and shame, having new experiences.
The requirement for membership is
For 12 Step meeting - The desire to stop drinking AA meeting / using drugs NA meeting.
the third stage of recovery
Preparation
being supportive to others in recovery looks like
Engaging in positive talk, sharing what has worked for you, use I statements, encourage when someone is discouraged, be solution minded, role model.
Fun in recovery can happen when you are
active and participate
another term for being sure?
Confident - confidence in oneself
The most important person at a 12 step meeting
The newcomer
The Second stage of recovery
contemplation
Setting an example shows what in your recovery
integrity.
Where do you go to have fun in recovery?
There are countless endless experiences waiting for you to discover them - what can these be.
The feeling you get when the chains that bind you are gone.
Freedom
It is suggested for a newcomer at their first meeting
engage in fellowship
The fifth stage of recovery
Three attitudes important for recovery
The "HOW" honest, open & willing.
Does fun have to be something spectacular?
No
When we are losing the war we?
Surrender
Four major dimensions of recovery
Health, home, purpose and community.
Fourth stage of recovery
Action
Something you might offer someone who is feeling hopeless.
Encouragement, Concern, Compassion, Empathy-
What does it cost to have fun in recovery?
nothing
Recovery gives us at a chance at a
better Life.