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 a worry pops into your head, start by asking yourself whether the problem is something you can actually solve. Is the problem something you’re currently facing, rather than an imaginary what-if? If the problem is an imaginary what-if, how likely is it to happen? Is your concern realistic? Can you do something about the problem or prepare for it, or is it out of your control?
The bad stuff that has happened in your life does not cancel out the good stuff. The good stuff still happened. Draw strength from the good, learn from the bad.
Encourage friends through hard times: ask what you can do to help – but only offer if you are actually willing to help. Even if there is nothing you can do, offering sends a strong signal you care.
Bullying undermines self confidence and lowers self-esteem. Recently 65% of people surveyed with eating disorders felt bullying contributed.
If you break something in anger, it will still be broken when you’ve calmed down. The same is true for the words you’ve said. It is okay to feel angry, but not to behave angrily.
Trying to control someone against their will is bullying. It can frequently have the opposite effect of that intended. Constantly trying to control someone creates an atmosphere of resentment and an unbalanced relationship.
If you are affected by depression, you are not ‘just’ sad or upset. You have an illness which means that intense feelings of persistent sadness, helplessness and hopelessness are accompanied by physical effects such as sleeplessness, a loss of energy, or physical aches and pains.
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Don’t do tomorrow what you can do today. Constantly putting something off means it will never get done – so the sooner you do it, the more time you have to enjoy the benefits.
Bereavement means simply losing someone through death. It could be one of your parents, grandparents, brothers or sisters, teachers, or friends – anyone who is important to you. The feelings you can have after a bereavement can be scary and confusing. However you might feel, it is important you get the right kind of support.
An Eating Disorder is an illness that permeates all aspects of each sufferer’s life, is caused by a variety of emotional factors and influences, and has profound effects on the people suffering and their loved ones.