The Facts... without the Lecture
B4uDecide.ie is closing down at the end of May 2024.
Alternative sources of relationships and sexuality information and resources:
- For 16-25 year olds: SpunOut.ie is an information provision website, including relationships and sexuality issues.
- For 17+ year olds: Sexualwellbeing.ie is the HSE website that provides information and resources on a wide range of information such as consent, contraception, sexual transmitted infections, vaccinations and unplanned pregnancy
- For parents: The HSE’s ‘Making the ‘Big Talk’ many small talks’ series of booklets to help parents and children talk about relationships and sexuality is available online, and to order free of charge from healthpromotion.ie. HSE funded RSE workshops are available at npc.ie and ifpa.ie
- For teachers: Junior Cycle SPHE Resources are available to support the new 2023 SPHE specification , including the Relationship and Sexuality strand.
- For youthworkers: HSE funded training on relationship and sexuality issues is available at REAL U | Foroige and Tailored Training Courses – National Youth Council of Ireland
Being Down on Yourself
Sometimes we feel bad.
If you find yourself doing these things, or slipping into these bad habits, try to stop – immediately.
- Comparing yourself to everyone and everything around you.
- Putting yourself down all the time.
- Never ever taking a compliment.
- Telling yourself negative things about yourself over and over again.
- Hanging around people who put you down.
- Not letting people get to know you.
- Avoiding giving compliments or doing things for others.
- Trying to be perfect and live up to everybody’s expectations.
- Criticising yourself – telling yourself that you can never do anything right.