Anyone mind sharing a list of their specific goals in therapy, or goals people in general may have, so that I have a template of what can be considered goals in order to grow and live a better quality of life? I have some things in mind but not sure if they’re unusual, too general, etc.
My therapy for the last 5 months has been very explorative, which is great and the approach I prefer. Talking helps. However, as this is what it’s mostly been, identifying what specifically to work on, how to work on it and monitoring progress has been difficult for both myself and my T. We discussed this today and agreed to both go away and think about what specific goals I’d like to work on in therapy. I’m struggling a little - both coming up with specifics and being totally comfortable with being honest about what I need to work on in order to grow and live a better quality of life.
My therapy focus has been around low mood, general and social anxiety - perfectionism, overworking, isolating, worrying about what others think, not feeling good enough, not opening up/being vulnerable etc
One goal we do have is being able to speak to T face to face and make eye contact whilst talking about difficult stuff (as we now currently sit side by side).
T did say that using therapy as a safe place to be vulnerable is something to work on, but not sure how to word this into a goal?
We are working on challenging my negative thoughts to reduce anxiety.
I know I want to improve my low self-esteem issues and be able to manage my mood better so that I socialise more rather than ruin my relationships, as I have been.
I also don’t want problems in life to trigger my mood so easily.
I’d like to write a list down, so any examples would be greatly appreciated.
P.S - also starting an anti-depressent next week, which is new and scary. 🤯
Last edited by darkside8; May 28, 2019 at 08:13 AM.
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