Chapters 1&2 Criminal & Addictive Thinking

3. We ________ that information—we make sense of it for ourselves—through our thinking.
7. Many of us might ______ the harmful things that have happened because of our criminal lifestyle and addiction.
10. We also have __________, or “gut” feelings.
12. Learn how to identify and stop old criminal and addictive thinking patterns before you act or ______.
14. This Criminal and Addictive Thinking workbook has _____ goals to help you.
16. By changing our thinking, we can change our feelings and our ___________.
18. The world provides us with ___________ that we take in with our senses—we see, hear, touch, taste, and smell.
21. _________ is how we get around and function in the world. It’s what directs us to do one thing rather than another.
22. Learn how faulty, extreme thinking can lead to faulty, extreme __________ and behavior.
23. A ___________ happens when a person under the influence of alcohol or other drugs continues to function and appears normal to others, but later has no memory of what happened.
24. We all can make mistakes in the way we think. Sometimes this is called _________ ___________.
25. Faulty thinkers often think in ___________.
26. Just as with our criminal history, the first step toward honesty and recovery from our addictions is _________ that we have a substance use disorder.

1. If we have a ___________ mental health disorder as well, like a depressive or anxiety disorder, that can also affect our thinking.
2. The purpose of this workbook is to help us become more aware of our thinking and understand how it affects the way we ____.
4. Once we figure out the problem, we can start to take _____________ for it.
5. Changing our ________ thinking patterns can lead us to freedom and sobriety.
6. Learn how to think about, or ________ your thinking.
7. As criminal and addictive thinkers, many of us might get __________ when we’re told that something is wrong with the way we’re thinking or that we have problems with our thought processes.
8. Replace ____________ patterns of thinking with better and healthier choices that will, over time, lead to a healthier way of life.
9. Thinking is how we _________ with the world; it shapes how we act with people.
11. We are __ _______ of our thoughts.
13. What we think is not always ______.
15. The first step in changing the way we think is ___________ why our current way of thinking has caused us problems.
17. Our thinking shows us how we will _______ to the world—that is, what we will say or do.
19. Everything around us throughout our lives has ___________ how we think.
20. This thought process—taking in information, thinking about what it means and how to respond, and then acting on it—sets us apart from other __________.