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COPING WITH LIFE’S CHALLENGES. Grade 9 Life Orientation. NEGATIVE COPING MECHANISMS. Drug abuse Alcohol abuse Escapism Denial Partying Over sleeping Comfort eating. Suicide Bottling up emotions Taking it out on others Withdrawal Isolating yourself Self mutilation
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COPING WITH LIFE’S CHALLENGES Grade 9 Life Orientation
NEGATIVE COPING MECHANISMS • Drug abuse • Alcohol abuse • Escapism • Denial • Partying • Over sleeping • Comfort eating • Suicide • Bottling up emotions • Taking it out on others • Withdrawal • Isolating yourself • Self mutilation • Destructive behaviour
POSITIVE COPING MECHANISMS • Practice good health habits -- rest, exercise, diet, and nutrition. • Establish realistic goals and concentrate on one task at a time. • Talk about your troubles with other people. • Don’t Compare your life to others’ • Take part in fun and laughter to get your mind off the problem
POSITIVE COPING MECHANISMS • Talking about it with someone • Seeking for help like therapy or counseling • Letting out our emotions like crying, screaming • Set a goal for future • keeping yourself healthy
POSITIVE COPING MECHANISMS • Talking about it with people you trust to get advice on what to do next. • Get community help and talk to people experiencing the same thing as you. • Find something you enjoy doing and use that to just relax and think about your situation. • Take care of your help so that you can have the best health and frame of mind. • Stay positive. Accept help and advice from people instead of shutting them out.
POSITIVE COPING MECHANISMS • Think about what’s wrong but don’t work yourself up. • Spend time with loved ones • Do activities • Talk to people that have gone through the same thing • Get counseling as counselors are trained to help you cope with these problems
POSITIVE COPING MECHANISMS • Talking about your feelings to someone, this is the best way. • Apparently crying is good for relieving stress. • Writing or typing out your feelings. • Get enough sleep because lack of rest just aggravates stress.
POSITIVE COPING MECHANISMS • Accept what has happened and try to think of positive things in your life. • Talking about the situation with someone close to you, or to someone who has been through the same thing. • Surround yourself with people who care about you, such as friends. • Busy yourself with something positive which will take your mind off of it, such as exercise. • Discuss your problems with a therapist, who may offer other ways of coping.
POSITIVE COPING MECHANISMS • Talk to someone about what’s bothering you. It could relieve stress, help you let out your emotions that have been kept inside of you. • Crying. Try not to keep your emotions bottled up, let it all out. You’ll be surprised of how much better It makes you feel. • Do something that will help you get your mind off things. Do things you enjoy. Do things that will relax you and your feelings. i.e. bath, vacation, spend time with loved ones. • Seek help. Doctors, physiologists, whatever the case, it’s good to see someone who will know what’s wrong and who’ll be able to help you. • Socialize with positive people. You will find that socializing with positive really lifts your mood. It also helps you get your mind off the bad things.
COPING WITH GRIEF… • Expression of your Grief • Consulting a Grief Counselor • Not isolating yourself, surrounding yourself with friends and family • Engaging in your favorite hobbies and activities • Setting goals for the near future
COPING WITH DEPRESSION… • Try sleeping for 8 hours or more. Depression can be involved with sleep problems. You’ll feel refreshed and • List what you like about yourself. If you do this, you’ll start liking youself for who you are. • Watch a funny movie or TV show. Nothing’s better than having a good laugh to overcome sadness. • Listen to music. Listening to music is a very good way to get your mind of certain things. • Get yourself a journal! When writing in your journal, you’ll be able to express your feelings without the thought of being ‘judged’ by others. • It’ll also allow you to say things that you don’t want other people to know.
COPING WITH HEART ACHE… • Get rid of objects that remind you of the person who broke your heart • Take a bath or shower when feeling very unhappy • Find activities to do that make you happy • Meet new people • Start exercising, it reduces stress and depression
COPING WITH DRUG ABUSE… • Joining a support group for addicts • Attempting to check into a rehabilitation centre • Taking medication to help you combat addiction • Become religious, that seems to help some people who are addicts • Find a harmless activity that can replace your drug addiction like cooking or painting • Support from your family and friends. • You have to be committed to make a recovery.
COPING WITH ABUSE… • BECOME MORE OPEN: TALK TO SOMEONE YOU TRUST BECAUSE THE MORE YOU TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THE BETTER YOU WILL UNDERSTAND YOUR SITUATION. • KNOW ABOUT YOUR SITUATION: MAKE AN EFFORT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH BECAUSE THE BETTER YOU KNOW YOU PROBLEM THE BETTER CHANCES YOU HAVE TO SOLVE YOUR SITUATION. • DO SOMETHING FUN: DO SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW YOU ENJOY OR SOMETHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE YOU FELL BETTER. • EXERCISE: IF YOU BODY IS HEALTHY YOUR BODY IS HEALTHY, YOU HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF FIGHTING YOUR PROBLEM. • LEARN TO COMMUNICATE, ACCEPT AND FORGIVE IN ANY SITUATION YOU ARE IN.
COPING WITH BEING SUICIDAL… • REASONS ONE MAY BE SUICIDAL… • isolation or loneliness • the breakdown of an important relationship • being bullied at work, home or at school • experiencing bereavement or other loss • work problems, unemployment or poor job prospects • adjusting to a big change, such as retirement or redundancy • debt problems
COPING WITH BEING SUICIDAL… REASONS ONE MAY BE SUICIDAL Continued… • pregnancy, childbirth or postnatal depression • cultural pressures • long-term physical pain or illness • doubts about your sexual or gender identity • facing discrimination • a history of sexual or physical abuse. • depression
What you may experience being suicidal… COPING WITH BEING SUICIDAL… • sleeping badly and waking early • a change in appetite • weight loss or gain • feeling cut off from your body or physically numb • a loss of energy • you may have stopped taking care of yourself e.g. neglecting your physical appearance.
Who can help you? COPING WITH BEING SUICIDAL… • Your GP • Counselling • Psychotherapy • Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) • Access to talking treatments • Hospital services
How can you help yourself… COPING WITH BEING SUICIDAL… • Talking to family and friends • Telephone helplines and online discussion groups • Remove any means of killing yourself – this is important while you learn how to cope with suicidal feelings. For example, make sure that you have only small quantities of medication in the house; if you are no longer driving carefully, hand over your car keys to a friend.
Will I ever feel better? COPING WITH BEING SUICIDAL… • Just as your suicidal feelings took time to emerge, so it will take a while for them to recede. Live from day to day and don't expect too much of yourself. Even if you can't see a way forward now, you can be certain that the way you are thinking and feeling about things will change
COPING WITH DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIPS… • Talk to your partner • Accept responsibility for your own actions • Ask for advice • Take time to think about it • Don’t shut out people who care
COPING WITH DIVORCE… • Going to Talk Centre and discussing it with group of people • Talking to parents about it and informing them about how it effects you • Finding a proper way to let out your emotions without disrupting people • Find something enjoy and get away to think about yourself • Helping your parents with the situation by offering them someone to talk to
COPING WITH STRESS… • Practice good health habits -- rest, exercise, diet, and nutrition. • Establish realistic goals and concentrate on one task at a time. • Talk about your troubles with other people. • Don’t Compare your life to others’ • Take part in fun and laughter to get your mind off the problem
COPING WITH ALCOHOL ABUSE… • Try sleeping for 8 hours or more. Depression can be involved with sleep problems. You’ll feel refreshed and • List what you like about yourself. If you do this, you’ll start liking youself for who you are. • Watch a funny movie or TV show. Nothing’s better than having a good laugh to overcome sadness. • Listen to music. Listening to music is a very good way to get your mind of certain things. • Get yourself a journal! When writing in your journal, you’ll be able to express your feelings without the thought of being ‘judged’ by others. • It’ll also allow you to say things that you don’t want other people to know.
COPING WITH ALCOHOL ABUSE… • HOW TO HELP YOURSELF: • You first need to accept that you have a problem and that you need help. • By making flash cards you can control your drinking by following what you wrote when you were sober after time you learn to listen to your sober self • By going for counseling you can learn to accept you problems and then you know the source of your problems and so then are able to take the correct actions and not using alcohol as a easy way out • By keeping yourself busy and your mind on other things you can slow down on drinking and after a while stop completely.
COPING WITH TEEN PREGNANCY… • Tell the father about the baby and discuss the situation and how you’ll take care of the child. • Speak to your parents, specifically your mother, and learn more about what you’ll experience and how to deal with it. • Speak to a medical expert and discuss your options. Eg. Abortion, adoption or mothering the child on your own. • Stay in school or try to achieve a good education so that you can get a job and support yourself and your child. • Set small daily goals to help you cope with being a teenage parent.
