If you’re being bullied for being gay, bisexual or trans speak to someone in authority immediately. You’re not alone and asking for help will often lead to it getting better for you.
If you get help from someone you trust when you are going through a difficult situation, rather than afterwards, this gives you a chance to change the outcome.
Different life stages bring different challenges. The problems you face whilst at school are not the ones you will face once you have left.
Relationships need ongoing care. It doesn’t really matter how you stay in touch with your friends, only that you do.
You can tell what is important to a person by the way they spend their time. If relationships are important, you will make time for them.
You may have a small circle of friends you’d like to stay in touch with no matter how much you all change. Learn the skill of preserving old friendships.
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 .
More than half of all 75 year olds in the UK live alone and one in ten suffers “intense” loneliness but is reluctant to ask for help. The Silver Line: 0800 4 70 80 90.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy aims to stop negative cycles by breaking down overwhelming problems into smaller parts and showing you how to change these negative patterns to improve the way you feel.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a type of talking therapy that helps you to understand your thoughts, feelings and behaviour and helps you to think about things differently. You work with a therapist to find ways to change the way you think and behave.