Help For Teens - Connexions County Durham
Home Page
Almost everybody suffers from depression, anxiety and stress at some point in their life.
Exams, interviews, meeting deadlines at school, college and work, worries about health and lots more.
At times, life's not easy! Some stress is good for you; over a short time it could help you to perform better, but a lot of stress is not good for you!
What are the signs of too much stress?
-
feeling irritable a lot of the time
-
sleeping problems - being unable to get to sleep or waking up very early
-
nervous habits such as biting your nails
-
unable to concentrate
-
being very sensitive to criticism
-
indigestion, headaches or migraine
-
sickness, dizziness or palpitations
If you're feeling low or unhappy what can you do? Sometimes you can do little things to help you over a bad time: gentle exercise like walking or swimming warm bath with aromatherapy oils relaxing listening to music talking to friends or family learn relaxation techniques
You may need advice or just understanding and support from someone who's not out to judge you. Don't ever feel on your own - there's always someone you can talk to. If stress is becoming a real problem for you and you want to talk to someone: contact a Connexions Personal Adviser at your local Connexions Centre call or email the Samaritans to talk to someone at any time of the day or night - see contact details below
They are all there to listen and, if you need it, offer sympathetic advice to help you out of a personal crisis.
For other useful information click on the weblinks below. Note: On the Support 4 Learning website go to the 'Health' section and click on 'Stress'.
External Links
CALM
Depression Alliance
Depression in Teenagers
MIND
Rethink
Young Minds
Youth Information
Contacts
Connexions Direct
080 800 13 2 19
077664 13 2 19 (to text)
http://www.connexions-direct.com
The Samaritans
0845 790 9090
http://www.samaritans.org
jo@samaritans.org
The Youth Advisory Board for the 14-19 Commission has been asked to find out young people's opinions around education and the new diplomas....
The 2008/09 version of the Help4teens CD is now available. Each Year 9 and 11 student will receive a copy of the CD through their Connexions Personal Adviser.
You can now find out about open days and events offered by schools, colleges and other learning providers by using the Events Diary available on the area wide prospectus.
