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Picture of My Addiction

Location: Indoors (need tables for participants to work on)

Time: 90 minutes

Materials: Large drawing paper

Pens, markers, or colored pencils

Colored construction paper and/or scrapbook paper

Magazines

Craft supplies

My Addiction Handout (one per person)

Objectives

• To encourage people to describe their addiction to alcohol or other drugs in more concrete, rather than general, terms.

• To help individuals explore aspects of their addiction they do not want to give up, as well as those they do.

Directions

1. Review directions on Picture of My Addiction Handout.

2. Emphasize that each person can tell his or her story and share it in a safe, nonjudgmental environment.

Observations

This is a simple, yet effective, method to help participants begin to share personal stories. The hands-on approach can help participants, who are unable to find the words, to describe what they want to communicate. Others in the group find comfort in shared experiences and can learn from peers.

Inspired by: A similar activity seen during a professional training at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California.

Picture of My Addiction HANDOUT

Draw or use images to create a picture of your addiction.

Use your imagination to describe and show a picture of how you use, what substances you use, any feelings or events that usually cause you to use, and any feelings you have when you use alcohol or other drugs. You will present your picture to the group.

Here is one example just to give you an idea. Use markers, pens, and photos or words from magazines to create your picture. Make sure it fits on one sheet of paper. Be creative!