'What are your goals?'

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That is a question I really struggle to answer. A struggle that’s tied in with not getting the help and support that would’ve served as a launchpad for future achievements. At 68 It’s very hard to think of concrete goals beyond things like ‘coping better with the bullying related trauma’ or ‘being a healthier weight’. I suppose you could add ’ staving off senility for as long as possible’ to that.

That doesn’t mean my life is crap. There just isn’t much in the way of realistic room for improvement.

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To try and be healthier

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Yes, that’s a goal of mine too now.

Can you get any therapy for that? It seems to be a huge issue in your life.

I’m 55. I get what you’re saying. But even having minor goals will make life worthwhile.

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My goal is, Space X, Tesla chief Elon facebook friends.

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My third cousin’s dad has started writing poetry in his seventies. It’s never too late to find meaningful pastimes.

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Supposed to be having video based CBT. Trouble is I could hear the therapist, but he couldn’t hear me. I’m not a great fan of CBT, but there isn’t much in the way of available alternatives. What I want is better,healthier, ways of coping. What I don’t want is the intellectually infantile and dismissive ’ You only think x because..’

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It’s better than nothing.

You might need to ask for a technician or somebody similarly minded to sort you out at the beginning.

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You enjoy the company of abusive and dishonest people?

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You are right in my opinion.

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My goal is to get off of paliperidone pills and get my invega sustenna injection to 78 mg a month so I can start working part time and quit vaping.

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My goal, all day, every day:

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Less surviving and more thriving in whatever form it may take.

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My goal is to have goals.

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my goal actually
my previous doctor who passed away . he was really old and he was really experienced psychiatrist. he died at 89 yo

he told me to
be functional , marry , pray , take your meds

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My dream is to overcome the feelings of social inadequacy. I need a tangible goal in that respect, such as putting myself in more situations of dealing with other people.

Dream ≠ goal.
The former is purely theoretical whereas the latter involves action. Sometimes, massive action (as Tony Robbins calls it) is required.

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Gotta get through this module for my degree, then all the next/other ones and hopefully get a respectable pass - that’s all my goals are (being healthier is entwined but I never talk about it for some reason)

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If I can balance the ledger with more good things than bad, I’d be happy at this point to leave here with a net positive

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my goal is to mop the floor, wipe down and pick up the counters, put the sheet on my bed, and clean the bathroom and spray down the base boards of the house. i just sit here like paralyzed its like i forgot out to do it or something.

dear jesus christ please give me the strength, energy and motivation to maintain my house so i dont get roaches

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Does this sound like a goal? Strengthening my arms, by doing arm raises holding a tin(care coordinator’s suggestion), so I can walk for longer each hour with the stroller.

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I want to take less APs, too.

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