Emotional Well-Being at Wyke

Social Media V’s Reality Young people today live in an age where everyone and everything is judged and scrutinised by social media. But what we see on social media is rarely a reality. Filters, edits and apps create fantasy photos and images which become distorted and no longer look like the person in the original photo. An example of this can be seen in the following link from a Dove campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpM499XhMJQ&app=desktop Another example of photo-shopping and women's responses can be found at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRlpIkH3b5I Through social media our perception of beauty then becomes distorted and we begin to scrutinise ourselves and find faults with how we look. The following link is from another Dove campaign where an artist sketches a person from their description of themselves and from the description of another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpaOjMXyJGk&app=desktop Although the campaigns feature women...

Do I have an Anxiety disorder or am I just nervous? We all go through stages in our lives where we feel nervous, we might even say we feel anxious, but knowing the difference between nerves and an Anxiety disorder will help you to understand what you are feeling and to identify the support you need. Nerves It is common to feel stressed or worried about starting a new school or college or attending a job interview. You may experience feelings of butterflies in your stomach or you may feel tense, this is a normal reaction. You might not sleep the night before an exam and you might not feel like eating your lunch before an interview or a presentation. You may feel apprehensive about walking into a new classroom for the first time, again, this is normal, what you are feeling are nerves. Nervousness is a natural response to a stressful event. It’s temporary and resolves once the stress has passed. Anxiety disorders are more complex, they affect your body and your mind and they l...

Hello and Welcome Back Hello and welcome back to Wyke 6th form college, we are super excited for the year ahead and hope you guys are too! Please take some time to visit the Wyke Emotional Well-being blog regularly where you will find lots of information regarding issues which may affect you or someone you know. Blog topics include Stress, Anxiety, Exam Stress, Suicide awareness and support. If you are a returning student, please visit the blog again to remind yourself of all the top tips which you can use during your time at Wyke and beyond. As always, if there are any topics you would like information on, please contact marketing at: marketing@wyke.ac.uk.