Process - Physician - Fraser Health Authority

REACTIVATING YOUR LIFEStep 3: Set realistic goals, continuedTry setting some goals that would be realistic to do this week. Decide how often or for how longyou will do the activity, and when you will do it.Now write your goals:ACTIVITY HOW OFTEN? WHEN EXACTLY?1.2.Think of your activity goals as appointments with yourself.Treat these goals as respectfully as you would anappointment with your physician. If you must cancelone of these appointments with yourself, rescheduleimmediately and don’t miss it.Note: Don’t give yourself extra credit for doing morethan the goal you set for yourself. If you do more,that’s fine, but that doesn’t allow you to miss the nextappointment. If you let that kind of trade-off happen,your goals will soon be neglected.It’s a good idea to buy an appointment book to keep track of your goals.When you've done the goal, check it off in the book to show yourself what you'veaccomplished – in the early stages of getting better, that's the reward.SELF-CARE DEPRESSION PROGRAM27 ANTIDEPRESSANT SKILLS WORKBOOK