It’s all too much! I can’t take it anymore!
School, exams, deadlines, working on your assignments, annoying parents or siblings, stressful situations with friends, no time to do anything at all, turmoil, Corona … STRESS! PRESSURE!
When it all builds up, you feel you’re facing a mountain that you cannot conquer – you’re too small and weak. You notice you have problems concentrating; your thoughts go round and round in your head, day and night, so that you don’t get enough sleep. Your head’s spinning there’s so much going on. You really want to say STOP.
If you notice that you’re tense and nervous, that you’re very irritable and unhappy, don’t keep it to yourself. Talk about it to someone. Talking helps! Try to take an inner journey with someone to find out exactly what the issues are that have created such a mountain. Maybe that will help you approach certain things differently, to establish priorities, put certain issues onto the back burner.
Life is full of changes. You change, and that’s a good thing – even if sometimes it’s a bigger challenge that doesn’t always come at the right moment. Mostly, in fact, it’ll be very inconvenient, because you need to have the energy to adapt, to settle down. Sometimes, you need new strategies.
When you feel that the mountain is blocking you, that your thoughts don’t give you any relief and spin your head round and round, that a wave of problems and feelings threaten to overwhelm you, that you are losing control…
Don’t keep it all to yourself! It’s easier if two people share the burden. Confide in someone. Your parents, a friend, your grandmother or grandfather, an aunt, an uncle, a teacher, a neighbour, or us! We are here for you! Call us or write to us! We are here for you! Call or text us! 1 1 6 1 1 1 or online.
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