One thing we have in common as humans is the experience of initiating, executing and maintaining (or not!) change. Explore your own experience with an addictive, or perhaps just unwanted, behaviour and making change.Consider the following in your response, but this is not a checklist per say just a guide for your thoughts:

• Identify a behaviour that you have been meaning to change; perhaps a New Year's resolution that comes up every New Year!
• How long have you been meaning to make change to this behaviour?
• What has led you to wanting to make the change?Describe your thoughts and feelings about this behaviour, include internal concerns and external concerns (other people's advice)
• Have you ever relapsed? Gone back to old behaviour? What is the process? Are
• you aware of the thoughts, feelings and behaviours that surround the relapse? If so what are they?
• Are there people or situations which make maintaining your change easier or

harder? Explain.

• How does it feel when you relapse? What is your response, to try again or stay with old behaviour?
• What do you think gets in the way of your success?