Exploring the roles we play in our friendships and groups
Imagine your group of friends is a campsite. Everyone plays a different role to keep the camp running — some build the fire, some read the map, some make everyone laugh. Each role matters. Each has its strengths and its challenges. Which role do you recognise in yourself?
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Camp explored!
You've looked at every role in the campsite. Which one felt most like you?
This worksheet is just for you. There are no right or wrong answers — only honest ones. You can use it on your own, with a friend, or with your therapist or key adult.
✏️ My Worksheet
My name
Today's date
🏕️ Which roles do you recognise in yourself?
Tap any roles you've played in a group — you might recognise more than one!
Are there any other roles you play that aren't listed above?
🌟 My main role right now
Which role feels most like you in your friendships at the moment? Write or draw it here.
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The role I'm drawing or describing is...
⚖️ The strengths and the costs
Every role has things it gives you and things it costs you. What do you notice about yours?
✅ What my role gives me
⚡ What my role costs me
Did I choose this role, or did it just happen?
🗡️ The Wood Splitter — a role worth exploring
This section is for anyone who has experienced dominance or bullying in a group — whether you've been on the receiving end, or whether you've sometimes played this role yourself.
The Wood Splitter is someone who uses force, dominance or intimidation in a group. They take up a lot of space and can make others feel small or unsafe. This role is almost always learnt — not chosen. Something, at some point, made it feel like the safest way to be in a group.
If you've experienced this from someone else...
If you recognise this role in yourself sometimes...
What would a group need to feel like for nobody to need this role?
⛺ My ideal campsite
If you could design the perfect group of friends — what would it look like?
🏕️ What roles would my ideal camp have?
🤝 What would it feel like to be in that camp?
🌟 What role would you most like to grow into?
💬 What do you need from friends to feel safe being yourself?
⭐ Something to take away
Finish these sentences in your own words.
The role I most want people to see in me is...
Something I'd like to do differently in my friendships is...
I feel most like myself in a group when...
🏕️ Well done for exploring your campsite!
Every role you've ever played tells a story about what you needed at that time. Understanding your patterns is the first step to choosing something different. You're doing something really brave here.