Building New Habits in Recovery Worksheet
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HappierTherapy
Author bio
The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind Building new habits in the recovery worksheet?
Building new habits is not an easy task. It takes effort and dedication to build a new habit. However, consistent efforts and actions toward your goals can help you in attaining your goals. Positive habits can result in moving closer to your goals. This approach is also useful for many interventions such as self-improvement, behavior activation, and healthy recovery from any mental health-related issues, including substance use disorder.
How will this worksheet help you?
This worksheet will help you in developing a strategic plan to build new habits in recovery. It will assist you in creating and refining your goals to build a new habit. You can:
- Identify habits that you need to build and what change they will bring to your life.
- Find who will support you and what are your motivation.
- Find how you will deal with possible challenges and obstacles
- Identify how you feel about your goals.
How to use this worksheet?
This worksheet is a help explanatory worksheet however you can seek help from the therapist as well to complete it. Just think of the habit/habits that you want to create and how it will affect your life. Look for the motivations, inspirations and reasons behind these habits and who are the people that will support you. Write it down and share it with your therapist to get their feedback.