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.
All the negativity in the world can’t bring you down unless you allow it to get inside your head. Remember that you have full control over your attitude.
Every time you feel yourself being pulled into someone else’s drama, remember: it’s someone else’s drama. You don’t need to take part.
If you look for the light, you can often find it. But if you look for the dark, that is all you will ever see.
When you are contacting someone, be patient for a response. Remember, they are leading their own life and will be thinking about their own things too. Don’t take it to heart if they’re busy!
It IS possible to take care of your own needs while simultaneously caring for those around you. And once your needs are met, you will likely be far more capable of helping those who need you most.
Your needs matter. If you don’t value yourself, look out for yourself, and stick up for yourself, you’re sabotaging yourself.
Be honest about what’s right, as well as what needs to be changed. Be honest about what you want to achieve and who you want to become. Be honest with every aspect of your life, always.
It isn’t your problems that define you, but how you react to them and recover from them. Problems will not disappear unless you take action. Do what you can, when you can, and acknowledge what you’ve done.
“We can’t hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love.” – Lori Deschene
You can see your GP about getting an OCD assessment. Your treatment programme is likely to involve behavioural therapy (to change the way you behave and reduce your anxiety) and
medication (to control your symptoms).