by self-help expert Dr Pam Spurr.
Spring’s the perfect time to kickstart a new emotional outlook. The sunshine helps us feel we can start afresh.
Check out these tips.
“There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.” – Henry Drummond
What is a friend by your definition and not by Facebook’s or other social media? Don’t be afraid to call a friend a friend and an online acquaintance an online acquaintance.
Consider what you’d rather be doing than pretending to like someone else’s Facebook updates. Channel your energies into doing those other things by making a plan to do them instead of giving the time to social media.
By reducing the number of ‘friends’ in your social media environment, you make more time for those you actively engage with, and can have more fruitful, enjoyable interactions.
“Facebook friends” are not automatically “friend friends”. Make use of both terms with great care, so that you’re being discerning in your own mind about which is which.
Unrelenting self-criticism often goes hand in hand with unhappiness and anxiety, and is completely unjustified. There is no reason to be your own biggest critic.
The most honourable thing is not to never make mistakes, but to admit to them when you do make them, and then to follow through and do your best to make the wrong things right.
The relationships that work well are the ones that make you a better person without changing you into someone other than yourself, and without preventing you from outgrowing the person you used to be.
by blogger Julia Whiting.
With a new year ahead it can seem daunting for a young person thinking about all the different things coming up in the school/college year. Exams and the pressure of project/coursework completion can lead to anxiety and apprehension as can the social structure of a young person’s life in being accepted and keeping up with the impacts of social media.