Signs and Symptoms | Coping skills | Relapse Prevention/Causes | 12 Steps | Random Questions |
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Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.
What is HALT?
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Talk to someone, Distract, DBT skills, Go to a meeting, Endure
What are two coping skills?
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Meetings, Sponsor, Healthy Family, Healthy Friends, Group members, Church
What are three people/places that you can go to get support in your recovery?
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NA, AA, CMA, MA, CA, HA, CODA, Celebrate Recovery, Quest 180, SMART Recovery, Grief groups, Mental Heath Groups
What are three different types of support group meetings?
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy
What does DBT stand for?
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Cross addiction is when we replace our main drug/activity of choice with another unhealthy activity.
-Gambling, Sex, Shopping, Video Games, Relationships
What is cross addiction and give two examples?
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Learning a new skill, Self Care, Positive Affirmations, Engage with Healthy People
What are two ways that we can see improvement in self esteem?
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Interacting with old using friends, Engaging in cross addiction, Going to old using places, Irritation, Poor emotional control, Isolation, Stop going to meetings/talking to sponsor
What are three possible signs that a relapse may be approaching?
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God, Grant 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.
What is the Serenity Prayer?
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Includes someone who can call your bluff when needed, offer honest feedback without you getting angry, and help you stay or get back on track
What is a healthy support system?
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Helps strengthen connections between those in recovery and their sober support network.
What are communication skills beneficial in recovery?
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AA, NA
What are three meetings and their times within a 50 mile radius?
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Dry Drunk/User
What is the term for when someone is no longer actively using/drinking but still is engaging in the same old behaviors?
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We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand him.
What is the 3rd Step?
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A person addicted to a substance feels that
he/she cannot do without the substance
What does having an addiction mean?
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A strong, urgent, or abnormal desire for a certain substance or activity.
What is a craving?
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Raised Self Esteem, Better Mental Health, Decrease in Cravings/Urges, Better able to deal with Cravings, Better Emotional Management, Healthier relationships...
What are four benefits from having and using healthy coping skills?
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Mindfulness, Read, Exercise, Meetings, Reach out to your support system, deep breaths
What are some ways to curve a craving?
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Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob
Who were the two founders of AA?
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“We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.”
What is the 1st step?
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Parallel Process
This process occurs in family members when their loved one/addict starts to get sober.
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Playing the Tape, Coping Ahead, Urge Surfing, Wise Mind, DEAR MAN, GIVE, FAST....
What are four different DBT skills?
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The thought, or glamorizing past drug or alcohol use
What is the first stage of relapse?
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Ohio 1935
What year and state was AA founded in?
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Lying, Social Problems with Family and Friends,
Making Excuses, Isolation, Neglecting Self, Not Being Active in Recovery
What Are Common Signs of Relapse?
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