I made a short worksheet for people living with endometriosis, whether you have a diagnosis or are still waiting for one. It’s based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT. This is a type of therapy that doesn’t try to remove difficult thoughts and feelings. Instead it helps you get on with what matters to you while they are there. In research on chronic pain, ACT has helped people feel less held back by pain, cope better with hard thoughts and feelings, and feel less low.
The worksheet is three pages and has five short exercises. You think about what matters to you, practice noticing one hard thought or feeling without arguing with it, and choose one step small enough to do on a bad day. Every exercise has a short note on why it’s there. If you only have energy for a little, do the box marked with a star on each page. Nothing in it is a test.
I made it because endometriosis care often focuses on the body and leaves out how much it can take from the rest of your life. This is not therapy and does not replace medical care, and I’m not promising it will reduce your pain. It is a small tool to help you feel a bit more in charge of your days. It’s free, and I’d love to hear how it goes for you.
There are two versions:
Fill in online: download the “fill-in” version, open it on your phone or computer, and tap or click a box to type. Save it afterwards. Nothing is sent to me. Its best to open it in a PDF app or preview.
Print: download the “print” version and write on it by hand.
