[x123]

My therapist asked me what my goals are in life, and she seemed to think my answer was no good.

I'll tell you my goal later, but I'm curious what your goals are (if you feel like sharing)

[Nihil]

To acquire happiness/contentment. Also, to help guide others to do the same.

[MiddayNap]

My goal in life is very simple. I wish to complete my vocational training so that I may get a job upon which I can support myself. I want to be comfortable enough, financially, that I can pay my bills and buy groceries, as well as have a bit left over to buy myself a book or two. I want to live in a small house. A not-so-remarkable house filled with furniture from dusty thrift-shops.
I'm a very simple woman and I've not many desires. Peace, solitude, and independence.

[Webgoji]

I really only have 2 simple ones:

1. Lose weight (I'm 50 lbs overweight ... this is getting bad)
2. Finish writing Daikaiju so my kids can read it. It's a novella for my boys.

[Blue_Bird]

My goal is to live a happy life and maybe to be able to help others do the same. I'm getting a degree in psychology, I would like to be an art therapist. I also want to make my mom proud

[x123]

My goal was to make it another 20 years or so without any major disaster in my life, so I can move into a nursing home and die. My therapist didn't think that was a good goal, but honestly that is my only goal. Sometimes I have thought about taking math classes at the local college, but it seems impossible and doesn't excite me much. My brain is too old and tired to do that.

[DisorganisedMind]

Survive long enough to outlive my parents. And short term - I need a job. If anyone's hiring depressives in central Scotland then here I am. Driving, production, anything low level. I do have a degree in Computer Studies but that was gained about 16 years ago and the career never followed so all I got from that was debts.

[BlueEyedMama]

TO get healthy enough physically that I'm not one minor illness from a medical crisis. Continue with my writing and hopefully one day get published. Be the best wife and step mom to my husband and adult kids.

[Serzen]

Thanks for the thread. I find it more helpful to set small goals.
My goals at the moment are all related with constancy, as I have issues with that...

*Go back to studying and stay with that until the end of this year.
*Retake swimming for good and stay with that at least until July.
*Get into a nice relationship and make it last.
*Keep meditating every day at least until the end of August.
*Keep my vegan diet at least until the end of the year.
*Travel to a new place before the end of the year.

[Blue_Bird]

Originally Posted by x123

My goal was to make it another 20 years or so without any major disaster in my life, so I can move into a nursing home and die. My therapist didn't think that was a good goal, but honestly that is my only goal. Sometimes I have thought about taking math classes at the local college, but it seems impossible and doesn't excite me much. My brain is too old and tired to do that.

Are there any subjects that do excite you? do you like art? there are lots of arts and crafts groups around

[fishin fool]

I want to have a book published and find peace of mind.

[annabellacat]

To get a driver's liscense. Sounds simple but i put it off for years and now i keep feeling something telling me i need to do it. I like making simple,do-able goals and moving forward from there. Accomplishing that will prove a lot to myself to enable me to believe in bigger.

[annabellacat]

Originally Posted by Serzen

Thanks for the thread. I find it more helpful to set small goals.
My goals at the moment are all related with constancy, as I have issues with that...

*Go back to studying and stay with that until the end of this year.
*Retake swimming for good and stay with that at least until July.
*Get into a nice relationship and make it last.
*Keep meditating every day at least until the end of August.
*Keep my vegan diet at least until the end of the year.
*Travel to a new place before the end of the year.

Wow. You sound very similar to me.

[Serzen]

Originally Posted by annabellacat

Wow. You sound very similar to me.

(:

Other goals that I could add are

*Learn to love and respect Mother Nature even more.
*Learn to live in the here and now, admiring Mother Nature.
*Breath more consciusly and enjoy every breath.

[Unrigged64072835]

Right now my goals are about dealing with my anxiety and agoraphobia. So, being able to get out of the house by myself, driving the car by myself, etc.

Eventually I want to go back to college and get a degree, though I haven't decided to go into art or graphics.

[gayleggg]

My goal is to manage some stability and stay stable so that I can live the rest of my life in some degree of happiness.

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[x123]

Originally Posted by Blue_Bird

Are there any subjects that do excite you? do you like art? there are lots of arts and crafts groups around

I like cats. I have one cat, and he helps a lot. My job is so many miserable hours that I don't have energy to volunteer. I have fantasized about volunteering to help cats somehow. I work in a family business, and it takes everything I can give just to keep out of bankruptcy each year.

BTW, my cat looks just like the picture in my avatar. I suspect he might be a Turkish Van cat. I want to put a wading pool out sometime to see if he likes water.

[Altarian]

I use to have goal's in life. I put them all in a box so that i could put my kids where my goal's use to be. Not complaining, just stating the fact's. When my kids are old enough, 16+, then i'll start opening those box's and dusting off my old goal's.

Try to have some peace and enjoyment, get rid of my anxiety

[oliamble]

My goal in my life now at my age it is to watch my kid grow and be there for him as his turns into adulthood. I see myself in my current job working for approximately another 13 years before retiring and setting my self up for a good pension that will last me for the next 30 years after I retire if I'm still alive.

First I want to help my kid in whatever I can, whether it is to help him but a car, for transportation purposes if he will be going to college or any other type of vocation or military which ever will be. Then I know that time will come and he will get married and have kids, well I'll be here to help him as much as I can until I can no longer.

Also having faith goes a long way.
I want to be free, happy, I meant to be worry-free, I don't want headaches in my life. The way I look at it is as a working adult, we come a long way, we should have peace for the remaining of our lives.

I also want to join some sort of support group whether it is for exercising, depression survivors or any other type of group where I would feel helpful and accepted.

[TishaBuv]

It sounds like you're just overworked and exhausted, maybe depressed.

I don't really have any goals myself, except maybe to get my emotional problems under control and be more content. Every time I start doing things, I give up, sabotage myself.

[Takeshi]

Just trying to get to the next moment, man.

When you find your dreams and goals, you set your mind to it, put all, twice more than you think you can put in, see what happens. Not to diss your therapist or nothing, you have to think you were never wrong! I've just read the OP and the first few posts. Why'd you made this thread, man? Thought you had your business and being proud.

I would say to have a happy family with strong bonds.

[BlueCrustacean]

All my previous goals used to be about accomplishing big things and getting lots of money, acclaim and fame. Now, my biggest goal is about becoming happy with myself, regardless of what I look like to the outside world, or whether people even notice me at all.

I want to start doing things for the JOY of it, not just to propel me towards some next external accomplishment. As long as I'm making enough money to live on, have a roof over my head, food, clothing etc, I don't care how "successful" I am anymore. I just want to be happy. I want to love myself exactly for who I am.

I also want to help the planet and help others. I want to help make the world a better place.

[ishopeatsea]

I have always struggled with setting goals. It stems from years of being suicidal. I used to think, What is the point of planning for a future that won't come? But now I am still alive and the future is here, and although I am no longer suicidal, I still do not have any goals or aspirations. Life is a funny thing.