You might feel pressure or high expectations from your family about your friends, career/job choice, exams and school, chores, or even your hairstyle, the clothes you wear, or the music you listen to.
When you find yourself thinking “not good enough” thoughts, stop and ask yourself: Who do I want to be today? Show up in your life as a creator, not as a victim, with compassion, not judgment, calmly and wholeheartedly rather than fighting an internal war.
Halls of Residence are on-campus accommodation at university. As well as having your own private bedroom, there may be social, study and catering facilities, as well as activities and events where you can meet other students in your hall outside of your course.
Work out a budget to see how much money you need each month to pay the rent and buy what you need – including food and utilities like electricity, gas and water. It also good to think about saving some extra money for emergencies.
Introverts are often mellower than extroverts, but this doesn’t mean they don’t like sports or more active activities. For introverts, being “rowdy” is not something that comes easily, and being in large groups of rambunctious people can feel pretty overwhelming, adding another energy-depleting aspect to them.
Not all introverts are shy. Some of them enjoy meeting new people, spending time with lots of people, and behave like social butterflies. The only difference is that socialising is tiring rather than energising for them. Lots of introverts prefer time one-on-one, and enjoy engaging in deep and close conversations.
Family conflict can be caused by: you feeling that you’re being treated like a child; feeling like they do not respect your right to privacy; changes in the family caused by separation, divorce, a new baby, moving to a new house or even to a new country.
Common causes of conflict or arguments with parents or guardians can include: when your own opinions and values are different; misunderstanding each other, jumping to the wrong conclusions, or lack of communication; wanting more independence than they’re willing to give you.
Learn how to greet your feelings as friends rather than as a nameless beast out to destroy your life. Learn how to allow the literal physical feeling of your emotions to burn itself out, by simply feeling the sensation instead of judging it or making it mean something.
Sometimes the last thing we want to do is feel our feelings, because feeling can hurt. Many of us learned to stifle our sensitivity and emotion in a well-meaning but mistaken effort to protect those around us. Instead, it’s important we feel our feelings in a safe way.