Therapy Worksheet on Letting Go

• What does the term ‘letting go’ mean to you?

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• Identify one thought/experience/memory/emotion/relationship that is holding you back or weighing you down.

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• In what ways is it holding you back or weighing you down?

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• What has motivated you to let go of it?

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• What can you say to yourself to begin this process?

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• How do you expect to feel once you succeed?

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Reference

Fox, M. (2011). The Psychology of Letting Go. RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, 12. 104-109.

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Please note: There may be a more up-to-date and editable version of this worksheet available here which may be more suitable to present to clients if you are a therapist or to use in a classroom as a teacher or guidance counsellor.