10 Laws Believing forget the Negative
Combatting Teenage Depression 10 Laws Believing forget the negative. And a Secret Conversation Style is a challenge. But if we can believe this simple quote “You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich
10 laws Believing forget the negative
1) Don’t sweat the small stuff.
Yeah, okay, sometimes those small setbacks can add up: you forgot to do something, you got yelled at by your teacher, or friends disappoint you. But as quickly as it happens, let it go. Don’t let those things define your day or how you see yourself. In the big scheme of things, they really won’t matter. So don’t let them.
2) Tell yourself you’re beautiful every morning.
It sounds a bit silly, but looking yourself in the eye through a mirror indicates that you are serious about what you are saying. And, if you tell yourself you are beautiful every morning. It forms a habit meaning you will start believing in you.
10 laws Believing forget the negative
- Write down one good thing about yourself every day.
In the heat of stressful days, it can be easy to forget what you are good at and what you like about yourself. Don’t let yourself forget. Write one down every day. This will remind you just how special you are.
10 laws Believing forget the negative
- Drown out those negative thoughts.
Sometimes the negativity can creep into your mind before you can stop it. But remember to stop it before it begins controlling everything you do. Tell those negative voices to shut up and go somewhere else, because you won’t listen to them.
- Give someone else a compliment.
It’s amazing how much one compliment can do. You can not only make the other person feel better, but you too will feel good about yourself. Helping people feels good.
10 laws Believing forget the negative
- Do something active that you love to do.
It doesn’t matter what it is: read. Write. Go for a walk. Play music. These sorts of things that activate your mind encourage those endorphins to flow, giving you more confidence and willingness to take on new challenges head-on.
- Try new things. It’s good for you.
Try out for that play. Go for the cross country team. Run for class president. While you may not always be successful, you will always feel good about yourself for giving it a shot. And chances are other people will also notice that too. And who knows, you may discover something you love
10 laws Believing forget the negative
Leave encouraging notes for yourself around the house.
It sounds cheesy, but the Post-It Note method really works. Write encouraging thoughts and quotes for yourself to read as you wander through your daily routine. You won’t be sorry.
- Talk to a friend.
Sometimes it helps to just get something off of your chest. Try talking to a close friend about what you’re thinking, even if it is those secret bad thoughts you’ve been hiding. You will feel relieved after sharing them, and your friend will help you get over those negative feelings.
- Remember to smile.
Dress in a way that makes you feel confident, take yourself serious and remember to smile. We all have tough days. We all have moments where we would rather crawl under our blankets instead of out of them. But the important thing is to carry yourself with confidence and to smile. That will change any bad day into a good one.
I love all of these tips! Sometimes you just need it out, sometimes you just need a friend to tell you to quit being stupid, sometimes you just need some positivity in your life.
These are all so helpful. It’s hard to be in your teen years and have to go through depression. It’s like there’s no going out of it. Thanks for the tips.
Wonderful tips! It can be so easy to get caught up in all of the negative, but we need to stop and focus on the good. There is a lot of good in this world, and if you can’t find any, you need to make your own positive energy.
If only teens could believe that bad times are only temporary.
All so true! Keep it light and real! 🙂
Your tips made me want to share that we have a chalkboard in our kitchen that my husband and I like to put random quotes on and he recently put “Today is a good day to TRY” on the chalkboard and I just love that. If you believe that you can do something, then TODAY is the day to TRY – not tomorrow.
Christine, the chalk board is a great idea to keep the family motivated.
This is absolutely a great tips! Yes its true talk to a friend sometimes. and it can help a lot
Smile and dont sweat the small stuff. Great advice to me.
Smile always! That’s the best way to boost your self confidence 🙂
Great tips not just for teenagers but for just about everyone of us. Depression seems to be hidden around every corner and we have to do what we can to combat this
Mardene Carr, So correct Depression affects everyone at some point. It struggle that’s required team effort teacher, Parents and Counselors!
What helpful tips. Thank you for sharing. I like the leave encouraging notes around the house.
Another great post from you as always. I like the idea of not sweating the small stuff
These are very helpful tips. The teen years are the toughest years. I agree with Cindy, teens need to believe bad times will pass.
Love all those tips and information. I will save it for my daughter.
I like your tips! It is essential to find strengths and go ahead and be positive every day 🙂
Don’t sweat the small stuff is great advice. I need to keep that in mind sometimes.
I love your tips. It’s so important for me as a parent to pay attention to details and actions of my teens. What a great post!
I love these tips. They’re so helpful.
I love all of your tips! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for these great tips I try to do most of them daily!
doing something active that you love to do is a grew suggestion
The first one is the one I always struggle with the most. It’s hard for me not to sweat the small stuff.
These are some good tips, for everyone not just teenagers. Being a teenager with all those hormones and even options is hard enough without suffering from depression! I wouldn’t want to be that age again
A really great read for me. Thanks for sharing this really good article.
These are good tips. Drowning out negative thoughts is not always easy but it’s definitely necessary.
Universal tips for anyone! Thanks for sharing.
Drown out those negative thoughts. I love this. We need to teach our teens to shun the negative thoughts and focus more on being positive.
My teen guide, so true we need to continue to encourage the teens in a positive way.
These are great tips. I’m really big on encouraging others. It makes me happy to see other people happy.
I really love the tip telling yourself you’re beautiful. You truly start to believe. The awesome thing is, you’re the only one that needs to believe it.
I wish someone had talked to me about my depression back then. These are great and can be very helpful.
April G, you can share your experience with your child. How you overcome your depression inspiration to others especially teens.
You had me at number one!! Loved the whole list thanks for it
This is not only good for Teenage Depression but to almost every body in our everyday things! Thanks for sharing it
All these are great tips and very helpful to every one. I always love to try new things and it helps boosting up myself any time I needed. Thanks for motivating.
We need to remind our teenagers that storms will just pass and they will not stay for good. Thanks for this list!
Nikki, This is a great idea to inform and motivated our teens.
Smiling and complimenting is the best way for me personally to feel better!