Throughout the Web Site, you will be able to determine where you are in your readiness to adopt your new arthritis habits. Each stage reflects your individual process of growth during your behavioral change. You will be able to determine and keep track of your progress as you work through each of the stages. Be aware that there is no specific order. Although the STICK TO THE PLAN stage is your goal, you may start out at any stage and move back and forth among stages before finally adopting a new behavior. Click on a stage below to find out more about it.
During this stage, it may not be apparent to you that you need to change your behavior. Some people may call this denial. However, being in this stage simply gives you the opportunity to learn everything you need to know about why it is necessary for you to adopt a new behavior.
During this stage, you may find yourself interested in learning how to adopt new behaviors that can ultimately improve your arthritis symptoms. You may even find that you are ready to implement what you've learned in your daily lifestyle. This is the stage where you can begin to explore activities that will help you adopt your new behavior.
During this stage, you have a good understanding of why it is important to adopt a new behavior, and have begun to incorporate activities that will promote behavior change into your daily routine.
During this stage, you are demonstrating a conscious effort to follow through with your new behavior change. You may occasionally need positive reinforcement to help you follow through or get back on track if a relapse occurs.
You’ll need to determine what stage you are in. To aid you in this determination, you may use this named tool.
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