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July
2010
News
and Features
SELF-HELP
Express Yourself
Assertive
behavior is when you say what you feel and think what is good for
yourself. Telling someone what you feel
and think can increase your confidence and give you better control of your
life. People will respect you more and
relationships will improve.
Consider
the following:
√ Tell
people your thoughts and feelings clearly and honestly. Say “I feel” or “I think” or “I would
like”. Don’t apologize for saying what
think and never put yourself down.
√ Hold
your head up, stand and sit straight in a relaxed way, make eye contact and
match your facial expression to what you feel and say.
√ Speak
clearly so that people can hear and understand you.
√ Learn
how to say “No” to others and accept other people’s right to say “No” also.
√ Accept
compliments and feel good about yourself. Accept true criticisms and learn from them.
√ Be
principled and live by that. Respect
yourself.
√ Lean
how to say that you feel angry in a way that does not harm other people.
√ Do
not be afraid to disagree with people. If everyone is able to say what they think clearly and cooperate to find
solutions everyone can “win” in the end.
Learn how
to choose good friends. We all want to
be accepted in a group and one way of achieving this is to agree with its
members and do what everyone does. But
be careful with what everyone is doing. Pressure from your friends to behave like them can be very strong and
difficult to resist. However, if you
stand up for yourself and with what you believe, people often respect you more
and like you better.
Published
in Healthy Young Ones, A Teen’s Guide to Healthy Lifestyle booklet by the
Department of Health.
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