You might already have some understanding of why you have been or are tempted to behave illegally online. You might also have recognised some of the motivations listed above. But sometimes it can be difficult to understand our behaviour. We will show you two ways you can use to improve your understanding.
The first is to think about when you go online and what mood you are in.
Below is a diary for you to complete which will help you think about these and help you identify patterns of behaviour.
Daily internet use record
This exercise will help you record your behaviour and recognise patterns in it. This can help you work out where you need to fill your time more positively.
- Under each day, shade in the grey column to show the hours that you have spent online.
- In the white column next to it, use a traffic light system for your behaviour: record illegal activity in red, high risk activity in amber, and low risk activity in green.
- You can also include a record of your mood.
Instructions
- Download and open the file in a PDF reader. If you need to, you can download this free Adobe PDF reader.
- Edit the worksheets by filling in the editable sections.
- To save your changes, go to File > Print
- Choose Adobe PDF as the printer in the Print box and click Print.
- Click OK, name the PDF file, and save it.
