Recovery
12-Step Meetings such as AA, NA, Al-Anon; SMART Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, and Regeneration are examples of ________ groups.
What is support.
Give 3 examples of external triggers.
What are people, places, and things. Can be pretty much anything.
Physical activity that can improve sleep, increase energy, reduce stress and anxiety, improve well-being, and increase mental alertness.
What is exercise?
True or False: It is possible to have withdrawal symptoms for up to two years after you stop using drugs or alcohol.
What is True. Bonus points if you can tell us the name of the phenomenon.
IOP stands for _____________ outpatient program.
What is Intensive.
___________ Skills. These are the methods used to tolerate and deal with difficult or stressful situations.
What are coping skills?
Two common types (categories) of triggers are External and __________.
What are internal triggers?
Diaphragmatic breathing is breathing from the __________, not the chest.
What is belly?
True or False: Testing yourself by going to the liquor store, by hanging out with people using drugs or alcohol, etc. is a good way to make you stronger.
What is False
Holding onto anger and refusing to forgive someone for a wrongdoing is called _____________.
What is Resentment.
Name two areas of your life that are important for healthy life-balance. Ex. Physical
What is physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, financial, education, and vocation.
What is dopamine?
A practice using techniques – such as mindfulness – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm, and stable state.
What is meditation?
True or False: Having a using dream about using drugs or alcohol means that you are destined to relapse.
What is False.
The term CBT stands for ___________?
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
The stage of change in which people work to prevent relapse and continue the progress made during the action stage. This stage extends from six months to an indeterminate period past the initial action stage. Stage one is precontemplation, stage two is contemplation, stage three is preparation, stage four is action, stage five is ______________.
What is the Maintenance stage?
How many minutes does a craving typically last?
What is seven to nine minutes.
You should "H.A.L.T." when you feel triggered, and check for these feelings.
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?
True or False: It is best to keep using thoughts, dreams, cravings, to yourself because talking about them will make them worse.
What is False
Recite the Serenity Prayer
God give me the SERENITY to accept the things I cannot change, the COURAGE to change the things I can, and the WISDOM to know the difference.