Whether you feel tension trying to fit in with the cool clique, in a fight with your current group of friends, or just want to spice things up: it can be great to sit with a new group of people at lunch. Why, you ask? Who doesn't like to make a few new friends, instantly? Even if he isn't on XYZ varsity sports team or she's not wearing XYZ brand jeans, you never know what … [Read more...]
Getting Through a Breakup Without Actually Breaking
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY: Heather Corinna, Scarleteen, March 22, 2013 Breakups often suck (also, the sky is blue, in case you didn't know). They tend to suck when someone's broken up with you, and can suck when you're the one doing the breaking up, too. They even often suck when a breakup is something people come to mutually, after shared effort, communication and care. … [Read more...]
Why You’re Single
Feel like everyone has a boyfriend/girlfriend over the summer? Can't understand why you're single, and getting so frustrated by all the reasons for why you could be? Well, you shouldn't be. You're single because you're single. Amanda Crute said it best in Why You're Single: You’re single because you’re single. It’s not because you texted too much or too little or waited 33 … [Read more...]
How to Get Rid of Your Insecurities
Everyone has insecurities even if they don't want to admit them. While there is no easy way to get rid of your insecurities, here are some tips to get you started: Every time you think of something that you don't like about yourself, think of at least one thing that you do like about yourself and focus on that. You may not realize that others could be envious of qualities … [Read more...]
How to Stand Up Against Verbal Bullying
During teenage years, most people are still in the stage where they are trying to figure out who they are and what they’re good at. Bullying is often a problem during this time because kids are feeling self-conscious about their own strengths and weaknesses and it manifests itself in bringing other people down to feel better about themselves. Bullies will try to pick on … [Read more...]
Distraction is the Name of the Game
Night time is when my anxiety attacks seem to peak. My brain is just sitting and thinking about anything and everything in the world, especially things that I am able to avoid thinking about throughout my day. These thoughts are usually the worst case scenario and the hyperbolic worries that are really emotionally damaging. “What if?”. When these two words come up, I know that … [Read more...]
College Mental Health: Which Campuses Have the Best Resources?
Starting college is a time of immense freedom for many, and immense fear for many others. Each year, freshman leave home to a new setting, new friends, new pressures and workload, and new stresses. As a high school senior or college student, it is wise to research and prepare for being successful in college and ensuring mental health resources are a part of that plan. Across … [Read more...]
Crooked are the Paths of Those Who Worry for Themselves: Faith and Anxiety
How does faith play a role in your anxiety? Hear guest poster Amanda Flowers share her testimony in finding comfort through God: Did you know how big of a sin it is to worry? (I didn't) Did you know that it plants roots of distrust and dishonor in your heart? (I didn't) Family of faith, Crooked are the paths of those who worry for themselves. We worship a God that takes … [Read more...]
Supermodel Cameron Russell Tells of Illusion in Modeling World
"Cameron Russell has stomped the runways for Victoria's Secret and Chanel, and has appeared in many magazines. But she is much more than just a pretty face." Here's the entire transcript: Hi. My name is Cameron Russell, and for the last little while I've been a model. Actually, for 10 years. And I feel like there's an uncomfortable tension in the room right now because I … [Read more...]
Pet Rocks and Other Stress Relievers
Everyone in the world seems to have the remedy to cure stress. Hot tea, soft music, scented candles and so on. I for one happen to prefer coffee over tea and singing harmonies over the sound of a wave maker. That’s not to say that these well-known remedies don’t work—I happen to thoroughly enjoy my after-finals-week bubble baths. But there are some unspoken truths about stress … [Read more...]
Talking to your parents—a BRAVE perspective
Anxiety is not something that we can deal with on our own. We all need love and support in order to make it through any difficult time in our lives. Yet it seems that sometimes the closest people to us are the hardest ones to talk about our feelings with. It can take a lot of guts to tell a loved one that perhaps their perspective on your feelings doesn’t exactly fit with … [Read more...]
Yesterday’s story for Today
There are just so many memories so vivid, that they appear to have happened only yesterday Not much is needed to stop someone dead in their tracks from a painful past. Even without wanting it to, sometimes yesterday catches up to today. I see a boy with the sweetest heart turn cold Teased, insulted and hurt from all that he was told. To the point that his check muscles … [Read more...]
Twitter Heroes (part 1) Eduardo Solis @EndBullyinNow: A 14-Year-Old Champion Tweeting Against Bullying
"Making yourself happy is most important. Never be ashamed of what you feel"- Demi Lovato Eduardo Solis has generated a following of almost 25,000 fans on Twitter as he tweets to empower those who are being bullied as he once had. His uplifting tweets have generated positive responses throughout the twittersphere, such as these: "isha collins @JustASweetGurl: i love … [Read more...]
What’s the Difference Between Shyness and Social Phobia?
Everyone experience some shyness or discomfort at some point in his or her lives. This can come from new situations or going to a party and not know anyone. A person who is shy would feel awkward around people; yet anxiously want to socialize with others. Eventually the shy person would become comfortable after doing the uncomfortable thing. Just to be clear there is no … [Read more...]
Chillaxing
Alarm goes off at 7am and after one desired snooze hit I get up and start moving with my day. It begins with brushing my teeth, then whistling in the shower, making breakfast, running to catch the 21 bus towards downtown, then looking at my planner making reminders of the numerous things that need to get done today. The rest of the day usually doesn’t look very different … [Read more...]