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.
There are three primary ways that people psychologically abuse themselves: self-criticism, putting pressure on themselves, and unnecessary fear.
In OCD, a compulsion is a repetitive behaviour or mental act that someone feels they need to carry out to try to prevent an obsession coming true.
In OCD, an obsession is an unwanted, unpleasant thought, image or urge that repeatedly enters a person’s mind, causing them anxiety.
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour.
Peace of mind doesn’t come from getting what we want. It comes from accepting how it actually is.
It usually takes just a few negative comments to kill a person’s dream. Don’t speak these negative comments to others, and don’t listen to those who do.
We are all different in some way. What sets you apart may seem like a burden, but it’s not. Most of the time it’s what makes you so incredible!
The ACA Transitions project provides emotional support and individualised services for Young Adult Carers to help them access: Further education, Employment and training opportunities, Benefits, Support for their family, Social opportunities and respite.
Young Adult Carers may feel isolated from their peers, feel financially disadvantaged and miss out on age appropriate social activities. They may have missed out on gaining qualifications and struggle with accessing further and higher education, or employment. They may have low self-esteem and find decision-making difficult.
In the UK, 244,000 people under 19 are carers, caring for their parents, siblings and family members. In England, 1 in 12 young carers spend more than 15 hours a week looking after a parent or sibling, and 1 in 20 misses school.