Feeling safer and more confident in everyday routines

Confidence often grows when tasks become predictable, risks are reduced and successful routines are practised consistently.

Five practical ideas

Build confidence around what matters to you

Instead of avoiding a whole activity, work out whether the difficulty is finding equipment, judging an edge, reading information or something else.

Keep important items and furniture in consistent places and maintain clear routes through frequently used areas.

Introduce a practical strategy in a familiar setting and repeat it until it feels natural before adding another change.

Ask other people to support only the parts you need help with rather than completing the whole activity for you.

Keep successful techniques in your routine. Confidence is easier to build when effective strategies are repeated rather than constantly changed.