VOL.5 - WINTER 2011
Read the original version published in issue 3 of Edify magazine.
Peach wrote:
My crazy friend told me the other day that she’s saving up for a nose job. I laughed because I thought it was a joke. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with her nose so naturally I carried on laughing when she said she was serious. Is this something to be worried about?
A: If she starts considering other surgeries afterwards then I might start to worry. Sometimes going through with something like this can have a big change for the patient psychologically even if the overall change in appearance isn’t so big. Have a serious talk with her and find out why she’s doing it. Maybe if she talks it out with someone she might decide against it in the end. Either way try to be supportive, especially afterwards.
HOMEWORK: (Listen) Bruno Mars – “Just the way you are”
Secretsmile wrote:
Two men mugged me last month. Ever since I’ve found it hard to leave the house and when I do I feel terrified of everyone around me to the point that I can hear my panicky breathing. How can I overcome my anxiety?
A: It’s time to fight to get your confidence back. The key word there is fight! Obviously there are times when simply handing over your wallet is the best thing to do, like if there are weapons involved or in your case when you are outnumbered. However, if a situation like your mugging was to come up again, knowing that you would be capable of defending yourself will go along way to make you feel more secure, and that knowledge will do the same for your everyday life. Take some self defence classes or a more modern take on it is these Zumba and body combat aerobics classes.
HOMEWORK: (Watch) – Jennifer Lopez in “Enough”
It’s kind of embarrassing but my girlfriend beats me up.
A: Male or female, no one should have to put up with that in this day and age. If it were me I’d just leave. The alternative is that you stay together and one day you snap and hit back, then you’ll hate yourself. If you’re determined to stay then do it under the condition that she seeks help with her anger issues. If she’s a TVU student too then you can both book an appointment with TVU’s Health & Wellbeing department to see a trained counsellor.
HOMEWORK: (Listen) Lady Gaga– Sounds like you’re “Whoa oh oh oh, caught in a Bad Romance.”
Moodyblue wrote:
I’ve been feeling really negative lately. I think my mates are picking up on it as well, I haven’t been out with everyone in a while and now I’m not getting too many invites. What should I do?
A: Chances are you’re saying ‘no’ a lot these days. It’s so easy to say no when you’re feeling a bit down. Why? Because saying ‘yes’ means committing to something. However, you’ve come to the realisation that you’re missing out and you’re right, so there’s still hope for you! From now on when you’re asked a yes or no question say yes as often as you can. You might find it tiring at first but after you see where the day takes you a couple of times you will start to see what you’ve been missing. These new experiences will hopefully kick you out of your funk.
I’m a student taking sociology. I’ve never been the most talkative person anyway but I think I would speak up more if I wasn’t always so worried I’m going to say something politically incorrect.
A: At its core political correctness is really a form of peer pressure introduced to the mainstream by Smiley Smiley Tony Blair. Try not to take it so seriously. In the unlikely chance you do end up saying something that causes offence you can always apologise. After all the people mostly concerned with it are politicians themselves, who use it as a weapon to attack the other parties, and even they are still buying houses for their ducks with our money...
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