Recovery

3. a person who helps you walk through emotions and learn coping skills.
4. a negative event that creates negative thoughts, feelings, or emotions.
5. One of the key foundations of recovery.
11. a mentor in recovery, typically found through participation in NA/AA.
15. the ability to approach new information with an open mind and flexibility.
17. A technique use to increase self awareness
19. the act of no longer participating in behaviors that include illicit substances or actions that lead to the use of those substances.
20. a method used to look back over a choice or decision to determine why the decision was made.
21. the feeling of having everything together in early recovery before life stressors begin again.

1. writing down thoughts, feelings, and emotions in order to relieve stress.
2. limits that we set with others to protect our sobriety.
6. the first things that come to mind when a situation occurs.
7. statements designed to increase self esteem and self worth.
8. our internal reactions to external situations
9. to look back at a life event and work through the emotions.
10. the practice of imagining yourself in a peaceful serene place in order to meditate or relax.
12. practicing activities that are enjoyable and focus on improving self esteem or confidence.
13. knowing that bad things have happened and that you are unable to change them, but working on not allowing them to impact your current decisions.
14. a previous way of thinking or influence that can leave us at risk for negative reactions.
16. a feeling of peace
18. a person who you interact with that does not encourage old behavior.