Table 2.

Examples of participants’ recovery tasks and goals

Examples of personal recovery goals	Examples of personal recovery tasks
Ridding myself of the wish to die	Finding an apartment
Not being overwhelmed by negative feelings	Re-enrolling in school
Having/finding hope	Strengthening my sense of self-worth
(Re)discovering an interest in working or the ability to work	Opening up about difficult issues
Being able to meet the demands of daily life	Forming an understanding of the suicidal process
Having/finding a reason to stay alive	Learning to manage recurrent suicidal impulses without acting on them
Getting back to my own life	Asking for help when needed
	Finding the right medication
	Learning to talk about what’s bothering me
	Finding or returning to meaningful activities and/or relationships.
	Getting traumatic experiences “off my chest”
	Identifying personal recovery tasks
	Maintaining a reasonable rhythm of daily activities
	Getting out of the house and socializing