Hurting? Ask For Help!

11/24/2022

Watch the following video from a professional rugby player. I love how the creators of this video were able to use the scroll bar at the bottom to showcase the message of the video. This is often how it goes in our lives too, we’re unable to say what we’re really feeling, unable to share our fears or stresses. This has been a strange year, with the end of Covid, on top of all the normal challenges and stresses that are placed up on your shoulders in grade five. This week especially, as it’s anti-bullying week, I want you to know that I’m listening, that I’m trying to read between the lines of what you’re saying and that if you need to talk, I’m here. If you’re feeling down, worried, stressed, or anything else, know that you can reach out. I want the absolute best for each and every one of you. Remember if you’re ever feeling like you don’t have anyone to talk to, there’s always someone who will listen at kidshelphone.ca.
For your blog post this week you have two choices:
1. I want you to imagine a student in grade five who is struggling with anxiety, stress, or bullying and write them a letter that you think could help them get through the tough times.
2. Write a paragraph that explains your strategies or ways that you deal with stressful situations or tough times.

JaCK

11/27/2022 03:38:34 pm

Dear, student

Its okay to just keep breathing and stay calm. Take some time to just go in a corner and think about the happiest moment of your life and calm your body. Or maybe just ask a friend to go for a walk with them. Ask an adult to talk about your feelings.

Sincerely, Jack

Grace

11/28/2022 01:18:12 pm

I've felt a lot of stress lately for reasons I'd rather not talk about but anyway. Whenever I'm dealing with stress I like to do something called square breathing. All it is is, you breath in for four seconds, hold it for four seconds, breath out for four seconds, and hold it again for four seconds. And normally when I'm stressed I need a hug, so that could also be helpful. OR you could scream into your pillow if you really don't feel like talking. But trust me, TALK TO SOMEONE if your stressing.

MATTHEW

11/28/2022 01:52:48 pm

Dear Wonderful student,

Hey there, I just want to tell you that you are not alone. There is always someone there that will help you. Talk to a parent, teachers, prinipals, any adults that you can trust. Talk to a friend about how your feeling and what your going through. Heres another way: If you are stressed out try taking deep breaths, at least ten of them and in each one of them think about one good or one happy thing that happened in your life. You could also do something that you love maybe playing outside, spending time with your family, going to playdates. If neither of them work you could call KIDSHELPPHONE.CA.

From your classmate,
Matthew !

Malachai

11/28/2022 04:19:27 pm

just fight through the pain and get a friend
[I have another idea]

Yasma

11/28/2022 04:42:29 pm

Dear Student,
You are not alone. Lots of students go through what you are dealing with. What I do when I am stressed about something, I go to my mom and talk to her about it. She is a good listener and gives good advice on how to deal with my problem. If you do not feel comfortable to talk to a parent, you can try taking deep breaths and think about something that makes you happy. You can also cuddle your stuffy or pet. And if you still feel stressed, you can call KIDSHELPPHONE.CA.

Sincerely,
Yasma

Kenzie .R.

11/29/2022 08:31:34 am

Dear Student,

When I am feeling down, I try to breathe slowly. I close my eyes, and stand or sit still. Then, I breathe in, hold, and breathe out, hold. The next thing I know, I'm feeling calm again. I do this when I am sad, frustrated, or mad. I think it really helps when you do this. I think it works because I do it sometimes, and it is very helpful when you really need it.
I hope you try this and it works so you can carry on your day,

- Kenzie .R.

Kenzie .R.

11/29/2022 08:34:03 am

If you need help, or you feel stressed, call KIDSHELPHONE.CA.

(Sorry about the other comment)

Dylan

11/29/2022 02:26:02 pm

Dear Student,

I've heard that you haven't been feeling the best lately and that you don't have anyone to talk to. I'm sorry to hear this. I've heard a lot about your problems and I am here if you would like to talk. I have felt this way before and find the following things help me when I'm sad. First, I take deep breathes and think of the things that I'm thankful for, like my Mom and Dad, my loved ones and anyone I've ever cared about. Second, I relax at home, take deep breaths, and do whatever makes me feel happy (like pet my cat). Before bed I think about 3 things I'm thankful for and this makes me think about the positive things in my life. It's important to try and look at the positives when you feel down in the dumps. Remember, we've all been there too.

Your Friend,
Dylan

Rooder

11/29/2022 04:31:53 pm

By Ryder

Just stick with it and fight and keep going AND TALK TO SOME ONE .

Apollo

11/30/2022 01:01:46 pm

Dear student

with whatever you're struggling with ignore there's going to be positive and negative if you're afraid of asking for help calm yourself and wash the bad thoughts away

ekul

11/30/2022 01:07:43 pm

Dear friend,

I can see that you are struggling with things and get stressed out. Please know that I am here to help you and you are never alone.

Aikam

11/30/2022 03:56:01 pm

Dear student

You might be dealing with lots of stress right now but that is okay when you are felling stressed out you can try taking deep breathes and close your eyes . When I do feel stressed out I try to talk to someone and take deep breathes when you are streesed out you might get headaches so just lie down or maybe take a nap when possible . Also you are not alone many kids deal with stress so if you need to you can call KIDSHELPPHONE.CA. and they can probly help you with any of your stress . Another thing you can try is always find a good reson to be happy and thankful. Sometimes it can be hard to tell people you are sturggling but you can talk to people that you know can help .I hope this letter made you feel better about your stress ...

Aikam <3

Benedict

11/30/2022 05:57:12 pm

If someone is bullying you you should ask if they can stop nicely and if they don't stop you should try to ignore them they would be trying to say some hurtful stuff just try to ignore all of that negative energy and also talk to a teacher and tell them you are getting bullied and you need some help to get them to stop bullying you and the teachers will help and make sure you never get bullied again and if it does happen again just do what you did last time and try to make sure that they do not get to you.

canescent

12/1/2022 01:04:45 pm

dear student stand up for your self if your getting bullied, i know its hard but the bullies words don't matter he's trying to make you feel bad to get the reaction out of you. My strategy for getting through tough times is playing video games because it distracts you from your problems

Grady

12/1/2022 01:22:56 pm

dear student,

You are going through a lot of stress in your life. Maybe you are getting
stress with things that are happening in your life.You do not have to be so stressed about things that are going on in your life.I just want to tell you that you are not the only people that are going through this tough period in your life.i know that you will be happy soon. Hope you have fun playing rugby.

The end.

Kenzaya p

12/1/2022 02:04:26 pm

Stress we all deal with, but this is what I like to do when I have it, or someone asks me what to do when they are stressed, scared, or worried. The first option is meditation. You may think it’s really boring, and only people who are interested in it actually do it. Yet it is scientifically proved to help you! Some people consider it a medicine, that temporarily cures your stress. I think it’s good to understand something before you do it, because then you can trust it. Here’s how meditation is almost like a medicine. The whole point of meditating is to relax, and every time you relax your attention and focus goes down to nothingness. That eliminates all your jumbled thoughts in your head caused from stress. Meditation reduces your worst, current thoughts. Since at a moment of stress, you lack happiness and all think about is what you’re stressing about. To meditate, just sit down. Take the most random thing, like shampoo and just think about it. Then sit there for a couple of minutes, calm distracted. The next strategy is letting your anger out. Something you can do is to take a blank piece of paper, and write the word on it that comes to your mind when you think of stress. Like the name of who really bothered you, or the word that describes what you’re going through. Take the word anger and write it down. Then, rip it in pieces and throw it out. Makes you think you can just walk away from it, temporarily even though with stress you have to deal with it. I feel mostly like that strategy reminds you of what will truly happen. That eventually, the stress will go away as if you just took it, ripped it up and threw it out. The next strategy is to let out anger without screaming and knocking things down. There are three ways I researched to do this. The first one that popped into my head was stretching. When you are angry your muscles get all tight. When you stretch, you almost un-tighten them without kicking something or screaming it out. You can scream, like into a pillow or a jar or something. But stretching also really let all of that out in a better way. The second way is to run and collapse, or jog. What that means is to run in a spot to get all your anger out and then collapse. Running helps with stress and getting anger out and distracting your mind. Just stand in a spot and start running, and when you get tired collapse into a safe place, like a group of pillows on the floor or the couch. I just found this strategy out because it feels good, like you squeeze your muscles without squeezing them and when your tired and collapse all of the anger is gone, for a while! The third strategy for this strategy, letting your anger out is to grab some fluffy and thick pillows. Make a small pile of them on the floor, (making sure the floor is clean) and the pile needs to be able to fit you. Bend your back a little, and just jump into the pillows. Lay down there for a while, because it feels good to just fluff! The next strategy is a journal, or diary. With a journal or diary you can express all your true thoughts. Writing out what happened really connects and maybe you can think of a way to solve it after writing it out. Buy a diary or journal with a lock so you have your own private space for thoughts, because even after repeating what happened in your head your head isn’t a book with 300 pages. You can also organize. Organizing is distracting and makes you feel fresh, like a new a start. It’s fun too and you can get creative! The last most distracting thing I have is to watch a funny movie. It’s always good to laugh especially when your stressed so watching a funny movie can distract you temporarily. For my final strategy, you can take out your anger on an item. Fidgets like stress balls, or those tubes you pull really hard or any other type of fidget is great for stress. You can squeeze a stress ball (over a sink just in case it pops) to let all your anger out. Or you can use those long tube things to just stretch your anger out. Finally you can take a bucket of water and dump it really hard! It’s satisfying and let’s all your anger out. My paper ripping strategy helped visualize how to deal with stress, and so did the journal idea. The rest of my ideas help with letting the anger out. I hope this helps!!

sincerly Kenzaya

Brooklyn

12/1/2022 03:47:59 pm

Dear Student if you are stressed at home or at school first thing you should do is tell someone you trust it can be a friend or a teacher or a parent any one but here are some things you can do,Ride a bike,jump on a trampoline,take a break,do a puzzle,listen to music,stretch,art,play a game,you can do deep breaths you can do a lot of things but those are some things you can do at hoe and school i hope those help.

Sincerely,Brooklyn

Aaliyah

12/1/2022 03:48:40 pm

One of the ways that I can manage a stressful situation is to take the time to make a list of all the things I need to get done. After I make the list I can put things in order based on how important they are or by the date they need to be done. I find this is a helpful way for me not to over stress about all the things on my mind. Also, my mom and dad always tell me to take deep breaths or breathe and ask for help if I need to. These are some of the ways I deal with stress or tough times.

presley

12/2/2022 05:29:19 am

If you see a student who is getting hurt or you see someone else is not treating them right go over and ask if you can do anything to help and see what they need. If you ever need help call

KidsHelpPhone.ca and they will help kids if you ever need to talk to someone.

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