Emotional Well-Being at Wyke

Self-Injury Awareness Day 1st March 2021 Life Signs raises awareness and provides support for people who use self harm or self injury as a coping mechanism. As always, a thread throughout the wyke wellbeing blog is to talk to others about how you are feeling. Talk to someone you trust, see your GP and access the support available. You can access support via togetherall and look at the online courses and resources for managing your wellbeing. Talk to your parents/carers about how you are feeling so they can support you at home. You can also access MIND- self harm for more information, advice and guidance. Think about how you can resist the urge and find alternatives to self harm; Get creative Talk to someone Take a break Go for a walk Listen to music Draw Write Resist the urge for 15 minutes You can also access http://www.lifesigns.org.uk/siad/ and take a look at their advice and guidance regarding managing self injury.

Is your relationship healthy or unhealthy? Domestic abuse is not just physical abuse, domestic abuse means that you are experiencing any form of abuse perpetrated by someone you love. This can be physical but it can also be emotional, sexual, economic and isolation. It can feel very scary to be in a relationship where you do not feel safe, it is important that you talk to a trusted adult who can support you and help you to access services that can help you to understand whether your relationship is healthy or unhealthy. There is lots of support you can access, check out the following links for information and advice, including services you can contact to discuss your worries and concerns: disrespect nobody Hull DAP teen leaflet DVAP East Riding health watch- North Lincolnshire supporting victims- North Yorkshire the blue door the hide out Please do not suffer in silence, talk to someone you trust.

Time to Talk day 2021 is taking place on Thursday 4th February 2021. As we are not able to see each other in person it is more important than ever to talk to each other about how we are feeling. Talk to your parents, siblings, friends and trusted adults. Talking about your feelings or catching up with a friend will help you to feel better about yourself. Feeling isolated, having little or no motivation or finding your sleeping patterns have been disrupted by Covid 19 all have a negative impact upon your thoughts, feelings and actions. Talking to others about this helps to ease those feelings of isolation, it motivates you and keeps you connected to others. Remember we are all in this together, we are all feeling the stresses of covid and how this is affecting our basic freedoms, so we can all understand how each of us is feeling. Remember, the best way to feel better and motivated is to be active; exercise, go for a walk, run, try Yoga or Pilates, go on a bike ride or access th