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Worksheets · Worksheet 4

My Breaks: Do They Help?

Nobody can look at their loss all day. Breaks are healthy. This sheet helps you build a list of good ones, and check whether the ones you use are giving you what you need.

About 10 minutes · Goes with Guide 2: Pain and Suffering: The Part You Can Change

Nothing you write leaves this device. Unless you tick the box above, your answers disappear when you close the page.

1Breaks I could take

Tap once for “I have tried this”. Tap again for “I might try this”.

tried it might try

2Checking a break

Map one or two recent breaks. The first one has an example to show the idea; write over it.

I felt
I wanted
I chose
What happened
I felt
I wanted
I chose
What happened

3How much is too much?

The breakHow oftenWhat it leaves me with

If your break has become heavy drinking, drugs, hurting yourself or taking dangerous risks, please reach out for help. Tele MANAS is free on 14416.

Looking away for a while is not forgetting. It is resting, so you can look again.

Inat Therapy · Anahita Tanwar, Clinical Psychologist · online sessions across India

These pages are for reflection and self-help. They are not therapy and do not replace a doctor, counsellor or lawyer. If you are struggling, Tele MANAS offers free support day and night on 14416. In an emergency, call 112.