Rigorous Honesty #recovery
CAN WE COPE? Yes we can!
PEEKY RIDDLES
PUT THE FREE IN RECOVERY
Addiction Vocab
They Call Me Hot Steppa
Are you smarter than a small child?
200
Should you be honest on your pass request?

yeah obvi

200

True or False:

Yoga can stop the secretion of cortisol, the primary stress hormone.

TRUE! High levels of cortisol can mess you up! 

200

Remove my skin and I won't cry, but you might!

An onion!

200

This is the hardest key tag /  chip to get in recovery.

What is the 9 month chip/keytag!

200

This is known as the brain's "natural balance". When the brain is repeatedly altered due to addictive substances, the brain re-balances and creates a "new" balance, which is not always cool.

What is Homeostasis! 

200

This step has us going over our searching and fearless moral inventory with our sponsor.

What is Step 5?

200

***TRIPLE POINTS***

In what month do American go trick-or-treating?

October!

400

Be honest- when does family support group happen at Southeast?

Second Saturday of the month, 10:30am

400

The National Sleep Foundation recommends ___ hours of sleep a night for adults.

7-9 hours a night of sleep

400

What has many hearts but no other organs?

A deck of cards!

400

TRUE OR FALSE?

Your Higher Power MUST be "God" from a biblical text.

What is False?

400

To stay sober and to help other alcoholics/addicts achieve sobriety.

What is "Our Primary Purpose"?

400

This step has us seeking conscious contact with our higher power, through prayer and meditation.

What is Step 11?

400

What does a paleontologist study?

Fossils!

600

True or false: It is a tenant of AA that you tell anyone that asks you what you DOC is. 

false

600

Spending at least this amount of time in nature will naturally release feel-good hormones

20 minutes

600

What has hands but can't clap?

A clock!
600

This person's job is to help you through the steps. Not babysit you or be your therapist.

What is a Sponsor?

600

These are the three components of the disease of addiction.

What is Mental, Physical, and Spiritual?

600

In this step, we make a decision to turn our will and life over to the care of a power greater than ourselves.

What is Step 3?

600

What is the plural form of the word "deer"?

Deer!

800

Why is honesty so important?

answer TBD - BUT

Honesty is important in developing good attributes like integrity, kindness, and discipline. All cornerstones to a solid recovery foundation!

800

TRUE OR FALSE

Every coping skill is healthy.

False!

Some ways we learn to cope are not healthy - such as fighting, or abusing mind altering substances!

800

What goes up and down but doesn't move?

A staircase!

800

POP QUIZ - 

EACH MEMBER OF THE TEAM STAND UP AND SAY HOW YOU HAVE BEEN OF SERVICE OVER THE LAST WEEK


POINTS

800

The state of relying on someone or something else outside of yourself.

What is dependency?

800

This step highlights powerlessness and unmanageability.

What is Step 1?

800

What land mass on earth is known as the "Island Continent"?

Australia!

1000

Honesty, ________, and ________ is HOW you start and stay on the path of recovery!

Open-mindedness and Willingness!

1000

_____ triggers are physical things that remind you of past drug use. Some examples of these are People, places, activities.

What are external triggers?

1000

The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?

Darkness!

1000

Example - 

Geramy has been clean for 2 months, but he notices he has been losing a lot of money gambling, yet still persists. You could say he discovered what is called a ____ - addiction.

What is a Cross-Addiction?

(Watch out for this)

1000

Any action by another person or an institution that intentionally or unintentionally has the effect of perpetuating an individual’s addictive process.

What is Enabling?

1000

Carried this message to other addicts and practice these principals in all of our affaires.

What is Step 12?

1000

On the periodic table, which element is represented by the letter N?

Nitrogen!

1200

What are some of the dangers of dishonesty in recovery?

-May be a relapse trigger

-Feelings of guilt after words

what else?

1200

True or False

Mindfulness is a strategy you can use any time.

True - We can always focus our attention on what we are sensing in the moment.

1200

*DOUBLE POINTS*

What goes up but never comes down?

Your age!

1200

POP QUIZ - 

EACH MEMBER OF THE TEAM STAND UP AND SAY SOMETHING THEY DID + FOR THEIR RECOVERY OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS

YOU CANNOT SAY THE SAME THINGS

POINTS

1200

Having mixed feelings or emotions.

What is Ambivalence?

1200

This step highlights restoration to sanity.

What is Step 2?

1200

If a backyard is 50 feet long and 20 feet wide, how many square feet is the yard?

1000 Square feet!

1400

What are some ways you can HONESTLY acknowledge your feelings and emotions?

-Journaling

-Discussion with someone on the treatment team

-Share how you are feeling in group 

1400

________ are emotions, feelings, and thoughts that you associate with drug use. Some examples of these are boredom, anger, jealousy, anxiety and even positive feelings!

What are Internal triggers?

1400

What kind of coat is always wet when you put it on?

A coat of paint!

1400

**DOUBLE POINTS**

In _______ we celebrate national Recovery Month.

What is September?

1400

The capability of conscious choice and decision.

What is Will?

1400

"We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others"

What is Step 9?

1400

*DOUBLE POINTS*

What is the longest river in the United States?

Missouri River!

1600

What is the principle behind the first step?

What is Honesty?

1600

__________ is an example of an unhealthy coping skill. This can look like avoiding relationships, new job opportunities, or anything that isn't positive. 

Avoidance Behaviors

1600

What has to be broken before you can use it?

An egg!

1600

This is when your addiction is in remission. You get further away from your last use, life often gets easier to manage. 

What is RECOVERY?

1600

Not affected or under the influence by a chemical substance.

What is "Sober"

Clean also accepted

1600

In this step, we humbly as to remove our shortcomings. 

Bonus points - What are shortcomings? Give examples!

What is Step 7?

1600

What whole number is closest to the square root of 65?

8!