Early warning signs
The early signals that things are slipping — written while you are well, for a you who will not notice.
- When to use it:
- You are reasonably well now. That is exactly when to fill this in.
- Where it comes from:
- Relapse prevention planning, standard in community mental health care.
Anything you type is saved on this device only. There is no account and nothing is sent to a server.
Early signs
The first things to change, weeks before it gets serious. Behaviour, not mood — you can see behaviour from the outside, and so can the person you give this to.
Stopped replying to messages · awake at 4am · cancelled things twice · stopped cooking · not opening post.
Later signs
What helped last time
You will not remember this when you need it. That is the reason for writing it now.
Equally useful, and easier to forget.
Who has a copy
Your own judgement is the first thing to go, which is precisely why this list belongs with someone else as well as with you.
A worksheet is not treatment and it is not a substitute for talking to someone. If things are bad right now, there is a line for your country.