I am into my second appointment tomorrow with my new counsellor. The diagnoses received inthe past ahve been social anxiety, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Depression, and Avoidant Personality Disorder (Avpd). The AvPD has been the most prominent one and the depression.

In the past session and its previous pre-assessment, I was asked to set some goals for my counselling. It ahs seemed very difficult to do so...other than the obvious final goal of conquering the anxiety lol.

Well, today, I hope I have set some realistic goals for my counsellor. The goals are as follows:

1) Identify my skills, and seek volunteering in job I enjoy more

· Recall skills tests in HR Mgmt course
· INFP/J personality type

· Presently known skills – customer service, articulate, baking/cooking, generalist – know a little about many things
· Trying to improve reading skills and attention span by how much I can read before attention goes elsewhere

2) Conquer the fear of rejection so I can move ahead instead of feeling immobile

3) Discover who I am and allow myself to feel

4) Better control my physical health through skill development such as deep breathing, yoga, and respectful eating habits

· Begun breathing exercises
· Seen new doctor and added Klonopin on Tuesday, December 14
· Giving up or reducing caffeine intake...recognized harmful effects on anxiety control
· Get outside more often....leave the home when I can

Those topics that are in point form, show what I have already begun to do or already know. I am trying to exercise, eat beteer for my anxiety...like no caffeine, and past tests I had done for my skills assessments.

I ask for guidance in this goal setting. I am new to it and do not know if they are the kinds of goals a counsellor needs to hear. Am I being too general or too specific? Do I appear on the right track? Please help me. I would value your input. Thank you