ABUSE Magazine
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• Hold your head up - always. Be
proud of who you are, even when you
are not proud of something you did…
or something others think you did.
If you are feeling lonely –
• Put yourself in safe positions where
you can meet people. Volunteer with a
social service agency. Take a class. Join
a gym. Join a club.
• Keep busy doing constructive activities.
• Get a pet. Believe it or not, it can
make you feel better and less alone.
• Recognize that there are many others
out there who are as lonely as you,
though it does not seem so. So you
really are not alone.
If you are feeling like you
might hurt yourself –
• Promise yourself that you will not act
on these feelings without first talking
to someone.
• Consider the fact that the impact of
hurting yourself can be very long-term
– even permanent. Ask, is this issue
really worth causing irreversible harm
to me – even death?
• Remember, though it seems things will
never get better, they most always do,
if given time.
If you are feeling embarrassed
– Even if you did something
that was noticed by many
people, and you are fully
humiliated.
• Focus on the future. Not on what
happened, but on what will you do
now. While others may want to keep
you focused on the past by blasting
you over and over about something
embarrassing that you did, you can
reduce their power by continually
focusing on the future.
• Remember, many, in fact most, people
(including very famous and successful
people) have done embarrassing
things. Those who overcame them are
those who kept their heads high and
got right back up and moved forward.
If you are feeling that you are
of little value or that you are
a failure –
• Remember that you have value because
you are you. You have as much right
here on Earth as anyone else.
• Make a list of the things you have done
right or done well; even the little
things. Celebrate those things.
• Select one thing good and useful (to
you or to others) to do each week. If
you can’t think of anything – there are
human services agencies that would
love to have you help them - and their
work is important and valued.
Know the
facts about
teen suicide &
know that there is
help
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