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The Guide to a Healthy Mind

Answers:

Mostly A’s

Mostly B’s

Mostly C’s

Mostly D’s

Mostly A’s

Your mental health is good; you feel well in yourself and you’re feeling on top of things at home and in school. Nevertheless, it’s important to be aware of useful strategies that can help you to maintain this high level of wellbeing.

Self Help Ideas:

  • Regular exercise
  • Eating a variety of healthy foods and drinking plenty of water
  • Having approximately 9 hours of sleep
  • Spending time with family and friends
  • Having a balanced lifestyle with school-based and enjoyable activities

Services Available in School:

If your feelings ever change, or if you feel overwhelmed by any sort of stress, here are some support services available at AGGS:

  • Extra-Curricular Clubs
  • Consultation with Form or Senior Tutor
  • School Counsellor (referral can be made after conversation with Senior Tutor)

Mostly B’s

Most of the time you are feeling ok about many aspects of your life.
However, like everyone, there are times when you experience ups and downs. Sometimes
there are clear reasons for the changes in your mental health, but at other times, the reasons
are less obvious. You will probably find that any experiences of low mood pass quite
quickly and you soon feel yourself again.

Self Help Ideas:

  • Regular exercise
  • Eating a variety of healthy foods and drinking plenty of water
  • Having approximately 9 hours of sleep
  • Spending time with family and friends
  • Having a balanced lifestyle with school-based and enjoyable activities
  • Mindfulness

Services Available in School:

If your feelings ever worsen, or if you feel overwhelmed by more severe forms of stress, here are some support services available at AGGS:

  • Consultation with Form or Senior Tutor
  • School Counsellor (referral can be made after conversation with Senior Tutor)
  •  Educational Psychologists (referral can be made after conversation with Senior Tutor)

Mostly C’s

Currently, it seems as if you might be experiencing low mood and heightened anxiety. You’re probably finding it hard to concentrate on school work or other areas of your life because of the stress you are experiencing.
Furthermore, your lack of sleep and low energy levels will be making the anxiety a lot worse and you are finding it hard to share your thoughts and feelings with friends and family.
Please remember that what you are experiencing isn’t ‘abnormal’ or ‘unnatural’; everyone experiences stress at some point in their life and 1 in 4 people have a mental health disorder. Although it may seem really difficult to ask for help, research has found that people start to feel better when they share their feelings with someone else.

Self Help Ideas:

  • Regular exercise
  • Eating a variety of healthy foods and drinking plenty of water
  • Having approximately 9 hours of sleep
  • Spending time with family and friends
  • Having a balanced lifestyle with school-based and enjoyable activities
  • Mindfulness
  • Discussing your feelings with close friends or family members

Services Available in School:

There are a range of support services available at AGGS and outside of school:

  • Consultation with Form or Senior Tutor
  • 42nd Street Counsellor (referral can be made after conversation with Senior Tutor)
  • Educational Psychologists (referral can be made after conversation with Senior Tutor)
  • External Counselling Service (referral can be made via your GP)

Mostly D’s

Based on your responses, it is important that you speak to somebody about how you’re feeling. Although it may seem really difficult to ask for help, perhaps as you fear that others won’t be able to understand how you’re feeling or you are convinced that the hopeless feelings you carry cannot be changed, mental health professionals will be able to provide you with the tools you need to recover and manage anxiety.

Self Help Ideas:

  • Regular exercise
  • Eating a variety of healthy foods and drinking plenty of water
  • Having approximately 9 hours of sleep
  • Spending time with family and friends
  • Having a balanced lifestyle with school-based and enjoyable activities
  • Mindfulness
  • Discussing your feelings with close friends or family members

Services Available in School:

There are a range of support services available at AGGS and outside of school:

  • Consultation with Form or Senior Tutor
  • School Counsellor (referral can be made after conversation with Senior Tutor or a member of the Safeguarding Team)
  • 42nd Street Counsellor (referral can be made after conversation with Senior Tutor)
  • Educational Psychologists (referral can be made after conversation with Senior Tutor)
  • External Counselling Service (referral can be made via your GP)
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