maintaining FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Family relationships can sometimes break down because of many reasons. Disagreements, arguments and fights with family can leave you feeling down.

Maintaining your relationship with your family and keeping it strong can be really important in helping you feel deadly. Relationships with family can sometimes be tough, so there’s no shame in talking to someone you can trust about what’s going on and how to get things back on track.

signs of an unhealthy relationship with your partner

• possessiveness

  When they’re checking up on you all the time and controlling where you go and who you see.

• Jealousy

  When they accuse you of cheating, keep you from seeing your mob or talking to other people.

• Put downs

  When they run you down, shame you up and say stuff that makes you feel like you’re no good.

• Threats

  When they make threats that they will hurt you, your mob or your friends. Yelling, sulking and breaking things are forms of abuse.

• Physical or Sexual Violence

  Shoving, hitting, forcing you to have sex or do things you don’t want to do.

When relationships aren’t good, and close friendships and relationships break down, it can be really hard to deal with. You may notice that you feel down, have less motivation to do things, have trouble sleeping or lose your appetite.

Maintaining friendships and keeping them strong is not always easy. Some friends make you laugh, some are always there for you, some have been around for as long as you can remember.

Different friendships will keep you happy and strong in different parts of your life. Friendships will change over time and sometimes they can turn into unhealthy relationships.Not all friends are good for you and it’s important to figure out which ones are strong and which ones you are better off without.