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Bullying
Bullying can involve hitting, pushing, shoving, name-calling or mocking. It can involve making sure you get into trouble, stealing your things, your friends or isolating you.What can I do?• If you are being bullied the most important thing to do is talk to someone about it, even if it feels hard.• If … Read more
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Depression and anxiety
Why do my moods keep changing?Everyone has a mixture of feelings, but during adolescence they can be more intense, harder to understand and more likely to swing between positive and negative. This is a normal part of growing up, so it may be hard to recognise if you have a … Read more
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Drink and Drugs
As you begin to grow up you may feel curious about drugs and alcohol. Maybe your friends are experimenting and you feel tempted to as well. But alcohol and drugs can cause a lot of problems and may be dangerous to your health and wellbeing. Isn’t alcohol legal?Yes, alcohol is … Read more
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Feelings
Everyone has a range of feelings which we experience at different times. During adolescence though, it is normal for your feelings to become more intense and unpredictable. What can I do to help myself?Here are some things you can do to help yourself when you feel down:• Get enough sleep• Eat healthily• Exercise• Talk … Read more
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Harming yourself
What is self-harm?Deliberate self-harm is where people do things like bruise, scratch, cut or burn their skin, pull their hair out or overdose.Why do people self-harm?People who self-harm usually describe it as a way of coping, of surviving rather than wanting to end their lives. Here are some of the … Read more
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#geootrwonick[UDUDYYJJDDIY], 11/10/2012 04:53:24Feeling Angry
Oh Beth, I'm sorry for what you have been through. Bullying can be so turmaatic and have such long standing negative effects on someone. You are right about verbal insults not being true! Bullies will do anything to hurt and have power over someone else including convincing someone they are fat' or ugly' when they are far from either of those things.Are you still being bullied? If so, you really need to tell someone who might be able to put a stop to it, you shouldn't have to live your life in fear.Even when the bullying stops, it can take a long time to heal from the experience and it's important there is someone you can talk to about what happened to you.Personally I don't think there is such a thing as normal'! The only normal I know is the setting on an old washing machine or tumble drier. Seriously though, we are all different in our own right and that is a good thing. Being ill doesn't make us abnormal' it just makes us ill. People don't describe someone suffering from the flu or even cancer abnormal' but many don't hesitate to describe people suffering from mental illness as odd' abnormal' or a freak'. It's not right, is it!Keep fighting to get better hon and try to talk to someone about how you feel.
Lazo, 28/08/2012 06:17:18