My goals

Setting your goals

Imagine into the future. The symptoms you listed in your vicious cycle have improved and you feel better again. Your routine for each day is back on track. What will life be like for you when these symptoms improve? What things that are important in your life will you be doing again? Answer the questions below to help you to set your goals for using worry management.

Where would you be going?

(For example, I would be socialising with friends, I would be going to the gym again. I would be back at work etc.)

What would you be doing?

(For example, I will be able to do the food shop on a Sunday. I will be cleaning each week. I will be spending more time with the children having fun etc.)

Who would you be with?

(For example, I would be spending more time with my flat mates going to the cinema, I would be spending more quality time with my husband, I would be back at the social club etc.)

The next step is to turn these things into goals. Then to spot the steps you can take towards this in the short, medium and longer term. Breaking things down really helps us to get where we want to be. Think what is realistic for you based on where you are now.

Goal 1: for example, see my friends once a week.

Things I can do towards this goal in the next couple of weeks:

Things that I can do towards this goal in the next month:

Longer term things I can do to work towards this goal over the next six months or so:

Goal 2: for example, to get a good nights sleep and wake refreshed

Things I can do towards this goal in the next couple of weeks:

Things that I can do towards this goal in the next month:

Longer term things I can do to work towards this goal over the next six months or so:

Goal 3: for example, have regular meal times each day.

Things I can do towards this goal in the next couple of weeks:

Things that I can do towards this goal in the next month:

Longer term things I can do to work towards this goal over the next six months or so: