How Does My Relationship Affect My Life?
- Does s/he encourage you to do well in school?
- Have your grades improved, fallen, or stayed the same?
- Does s/he pressure you to quit school?
- Have you avoided a school function so you could spend time with this person?
- Does this person support your goal of attending college?
- Have you missed or been late to work because of a fight?
- Does this person pressure you to neglect responsibilities?
- Do you talk on the phone so much while at work that it gets in the way?
- Has this person ever shown up to “check up” on you?
- Has this person pressured you to quit your job?
- Have you ever been harmed as a result of a fight?
- Have you ever been so upset that you become physically ill?
- Does this person threaten you or do dangerous things when you’re present?
- Do you feel better or worse about yourself in this relationship?
- Do you ever think “I am nothing” without this person?
- Do you feel more stressed, depressed or anxious?
- Do you cry more since you’ve been in this relationship?
- Do you have issues with sleeping since you’ve been in this relationship?
- Have you started or increased use of substances?
- Does this person pressure you to use drugs or alcohol?
- Do you ever use substances to help yourself calm down after a fight?
- Do you use substances to “loosen you up” around this person?
- How do your friends and family feel about this person?
- Have you grown apart from friends and family?
- Does this person ever act jealous of your friends or family?
- Has this person ever gotten into a verbal or physical fight with your friends or family?
- Do you find yourself lying to your friends and family about this person?
- Do you spend time with your friends?
- Do you have control of your money?
- Does this person make negative comments about the clothes you wear?
- Do you think you’ve become dependent on this person?
- Do you feel that you couldn’t “make it” without this person?
- In what other ways has this relationship affected your life?
