I think one of the most helpful things for me was creating my WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan). It contains a section on recognizing my symptoms, triggers, action plans (what I can do when I recognize symptoms), toolbox (things that I know are helpful to me), crisis plans...you can search PC for "Wellness Recovery Action Plan"

Here's a link for to the electronic pdf of the booklet that describes what it is...

http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content...0/SMA-3720.pdf