If you need to express your emotions you can do this in ways that won’t cause you bodily harm, or damage to another person or property, like yelling, punching or crying into a pillow, or dancing round the room to loud music.
More emergency care for yourself: list of reasons why you can, for self-doubt; bear to hug, for worry; stress ball, ‘free hug’ ticket from a friend.
Make an emergency care list for when you need help getting through something: favourite film for sadness; calming music for anger; best friend’s ‘phone number for loneliness.
What would happen if you surrounded yourself with people who support you and help you grow into becoming a better person? What would happen if you started spending time with the RIGHT crowd?
It isn’t easy to remain positive when negativity surrounds you, but remember that you have full control over your attitude.
The ocean can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship: all the negativity in the world can’t bring you down unless you allow it to get inside your head.
Be yourself – whoever you are, however you feel, whatever life has thrown at you. If things are tough, talk about it. Samaritans can be reached on 08457 90 90 90 or jo@samaritans.org .
When somebody sends you a naked photo, it can feel like a good idea to show it to your friends and often the welfare of the sender isn’t even considered. Please consider the rates of self-harm and plummeting levels of confidence that can happen as a result of having an intimate photo shared.
Finding it hard to talk about how you are really feeling? Samaritans is a safe place to turn; it’s anonymous and confidential: 08457 90 90 90 or jo@samaritans.org .
Sometimes the best support you can give someone is to refer them on to someone who can help them better than you.