Ways to look after yourself if you're experiencing bullying

29th April, 2017    |    By  ReachOut    |     1.8k

Being bullied can make you feel low. Looking after yourself might seem like the last thing you feel like doing, but there’s heaps of evidence that shows that it can help you feel less stressed and more optimistic.
Find out what other young people who’ve experienced bullying did to help them feel better.


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 Ways to look after yourself if you’re experiencing bullying

Listening to music and reading books, and, um… I mean, YouTube is a beautiful thing.

Ways to look after yourself if you’re experiencing bullying:
I tried to keep doing things that I enjoyed. Sports really helped me. I really loved to go jogging and play soccer. It’s a good distraction, but I found that after I did something like that, I felt happier.

I lived quite close to the school, and I often opted to walk home rather than catch the bus. That was good for me to get my exercise, some fresh air, and also to create some space between me and the people I went to school with.

I loved listening to music. Back in those days, it was punk and that kind of thing.

I’m very into mindfulness and meditation these days. If I had known about mindfulness or meditation back then, I feel like that would have really helped.

I really liked drawing, playing netball, and doing my studies. Those things just made me feel a lot better.

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