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Relationships and Health
Positive relationships are important for good health. If
you have supportive, loving relationships you are more likely to
feel funky, happy and satisfied with your life.
Relationships affect how you feel
about yourself and how you cope with things that happen in everyday
life. Being aware of the way relationships affect you can help you
make choices about your health.
Try This!
Think of a person you know. Close your eyes and think about time
you spend with her or him.
- How do you feel when you are around her or him?
- What happens in the relationship for you to feel that way?
- What does he or she tell you about yourself? (this might not
be in words – the messages we get about ourselves in relationships
can be very subtle).
A hard thing about relationships is that you do not have control
of what the other person or people do. Sometimes relationships
can contribute to things like stress, depression, loss of
self-esteem or confidence, and even physical illness. It is important
to
think
about the things that you can do to protect or care for yourself
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