Recovery Recap

4. Effect The tendency to view a single slip as total failure, which can lead to a full relapse.
6. DBT skills that teach how to communicate needs, set boundaries, and maintain relationships respectfully.
8. Accepting one’s lack of control over addiction and being open to help and spiritual growth.
9. The ability to tolerate and survive crises without making the situation worse through impulsive behavior.
13. The balanced state of mind that integrates both logic (Reasonable Mind) and emotion (Emotional Mind).
14. A personal transformation and deepened self-awareness that often follows consistent recovery work and reflection.
15. Skills Healthy strategies used to manage stress, emotions, and triggers without returning to substance use.
18. Any stimulus—emotional, environmental, or social—that activates thoughts or urges related to past substance use.
19. A CBT technique encouraging engagement in positive, goal-directed activities to improve mood and motivation.
20. A person, place, emotion, or event that increases the likelihood of returning to substance use.

1. Inaccurate or exaggerated thinking patterns that reinforce negative beliefs and emotions (e.g., all-or-nothing thinking).
2. A structured worksheet used to examine evidence for and against automatic thoughts and develop balanced alternatives.
3. Immediate, habitual thoughts that pop up in response to situations and influence emotions and behavior.
5. The concept that two seemingly opposite things can both be true; finding balance between acceptance and change.
7. The process of taking responsibility and attempting to repair harm caused during active addiction.
10. The process of identifying, understanding, and managing emotional responses in healthy ways.
11. A powerful desire or urge to use a substance, often triggered by internal or external cues.
12. A spiritual or personal concept greater than oneself that provides guidance and strength in recovery.
16. Deeply held, often unconscious ideas about oneself, others, and the world that shape how we interpret experiences.
17. A more experienced member of AA who provides mentorship and guidance through the 12 Steps.