Short messages on Mental health, stress and anxiety issues from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
If you are anxious or panicky a lot of the time, visit your GP and explain how you feel. Medication or talking therapies like counselling or cognitive behavioural therapy can be very effective.
A few common signs that may suggest a friend is being bullied include but are not limited to: anti-social behaviour, a tendency to isolate themselves, sudden changes in behaviour or a loss in appetite.
If you’re overthinking an idea you can actually do something about, the best thing you can do is take action now. Write a plan, write a timeline, do some research. Make a start.
Overthinking is when you can’t think about anything else, and it affects your life in a negative way. The end goal here is to get out of that thinking loop and move on.
Overthinking is when you get caught in a loop, just thinking about one single event or decision over and over. You might start over analyzing something that happened, regretting an action you took, or worrying about the future of something.
Learning and recognising your emotional triggers is one of the first steps to learning better self-management skills. When you are able to learn your triggers, you’ll start to recognise them when they happen. When you recognise them, you can start to use a new strategy to manage them.
A “trigger” is a thought about a situation that leads to an inappropriate response to that situation. It is common to have personal triggers for anger, stress, depression and anxiety.
Know your limits and what will cause you to feel taken advantage of. Know that you can’t do everything or please everyone and learn to be OK with that. Go with what is right for you.
Sometimes the feelings of fear or anxiety continue after the difficult situation or sometimes you may feel a stronger sense of fear than other people and this is when anxiety becomes a problem and can affect you doing every day things.
Anxiety is the feeling of fear or panic. It is normal to feel anxious, panicky or fearful about situations in life, such as money problems or exams but often once the difficult situation is over, you feel better and calmer.