Illness Management and Recovery / IMR-A14-2
Daily Structure with Flexibility — Practice worksheet
Design a day with one chosen goal, rest, basic needs, and a backup for low-energy periods.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Casey plans one errand and leaves room for recovery time.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A manageable routine can support functioning without becoming a compliance test.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Design a day with one chosen goal, rest, basic needs, and a backup for low-energy periods.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What makes this plan possible rather than idealized? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What makes this plan possible rather than idealized?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Illness Management and Recovery Evidence-Based Practices KIT — SAMHSA
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.