With 2018 drawing to a close, now is the perfect time to set goals for the year ahead. While the most popular one may be to ‘lose weight’, I am focusing more on my mental health than my physical, although dropping a stone or two would be brilliant.
I can’t say that I have the best track record for sticking to my resolutions, being with the vast majority giving up in the first week. However, after a less than positive 2018, changes need to be made to ensure the same doesn’t happen again next year.
It is important to set goals that will challenge you, but are feasible at the same time – never set yourself up for failure. Life with mental illness is a game of snakes and ladders, there will be blips, plenty of them in fact, but we need to have plans set in stone to ensure that we bounce back even stronger.
That aside, I have made a small list of resolutions, a list that I hope will also give you some ideas. I will also be writing regular posts on my progress, both the positive aspects and the negative – it’s all a learning curve, after all.
- To follow a mantra everyday
- To finish writing my memoir
- To complete the Goodreads Challenge
- To learn how to play the guitar
- To continue with exposure therapy
- To reach out more
- To speak up for myself
- To write 3 blog posts a week, at least
- To spend 30 minutes a day doing something creative
- To take my dogs for more walks, despite how anxious I may be feeling
Now, broken down, each of these can be adhered to and achieved, whether alone or with the correct support. It doesn’t matter whether your list is longer or shorter, just that you’re happy with them and feel that they will be of benefit to you.
Loosening the Chains of Mental Illness 