Inform Yourself

Making Mistakes

It’s OK to Make Mistakes                     A Story about Risking a Little to Learn a Lot! Hi, I’m Max and I’m twelve years old. I find school really hard. My teachers say I need to take part in lessons. They tell my...

Abuse

My mum and dad split up when I was 8 years old. They were always screaming and shouting at each other. When my dad left home, my mum started laying on the sofa all day long, crying and drinking. There have been days when she’d have drunk so much that she would just...

Eating Disorders

“Eating disorders are serious mental illness not lifestyle choices” – Demi Lovato In this article, eating disorders will be discussed. A definition of what an eating disorder will be introduced, followed by the different types of existing eating disorders and what are...

Physically Active

Physical Exercise – by Peter aged 16 I am an exercise freak; I just can’t get enough of it.  I am not sure what it is about exercise but I know that it makes me feel really good.  I feel strong, I feel fit and I feel healthy and it somehow fills me with...

Supporting others

Have you noticed that a friend or family member has been acting a bit off lately? Here are some signs that someone might be struggling with mental illness: Changes in personality (for example the person who is usually making a lot of jokes seems very serious now)...

Disability

Disability is the subjection of negative stereotypes by members of society, where the environment is disabling rather than the experience of the impairment.  It is a social construct in which the environment may cause distress. There is a crucial difference...

Let’s talk about stress

I am feeling so run down. At home, my parents are constantly fighting and I often get caught in the middle of their arguments. At school, I carry my worries with me and this makes it difficult for me to concentrate during class. Exam time is coming up soon, and I’m...

Substance Abuse

Drugs You may have heard people speak negatively about drugs, and thought to yourself that they were obviously not speaking about the drugs prescribed by doctors. So what were they speaking about? More often than not, negative connotations are associated with...

Personality – who am I?

Nature vs. Nurture What is the nature-nurture debate all about? Nature refers to the genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are—from our physical appearance e.g. blue eyes, brown hair, to our personality characteristics e.g. outgoing, shy etc… Simply put,...

Love, sex and relationship

I can’t get you out of my mind I can’t seem to get you out of my mind. The way you walk, the way you talk, the way your eyes shine. I can’t seem to understand the way you bend your head to listen to every word I say And the way things between us are never dull or...

Me & Myself

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Me & Myself

Dealing With Others

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Me & Myself

Dealing With Others

Relationships

Around Me

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