INCREASING Activities that could be ENJOYABLE

  • Many young people who experience grief reduce doing things they used to enjoy.

  • Sometimes it might be hard to feel motivated to do something nice when you are feeling sad, or it feels hard to be around others.

  • We can also feel like nothing will ever be enjoyable again so what is the point? For example, because of thinking about how it was not fair to have fun after Charlie’s death, Riley stopped seeing friends on weekends. Because of not having things to look forward to on weekends, Riley felt even worse.

  • Starting to do activities that could be enjoyable is a good way to challenge these kinds of thoughts. For example, what would Charlie say knowing Riley was not spending time with friends anymore?  Charlie’s advice would be ‘you should go out and see friends, it is important to do things you enjoy’.

  • It's normal when you are grieving to have thoughts like ‘it’s not important’ to do activities that could be enjoyable BUT taking a small step is important to improving your wellbeing. If you are not convinced, try just one easier to achieve activity, then re-assess how you feel.

 
 
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