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Living&On&the&Edge&Magazine&

Info%graphic%By:%Montis%Songsombat%!Stress!is!the!body’s!response!when!changes!in!the!body!occur!and!requires!an!adjustment.!The!body!reacts!to!changes!with!mental,!emotional!and!physical!results.!It!is!a!quintessential!part!of!life!that!everyone!has!experienced,!though!it!may!have!presented!itself!in!different!forms.!However!the!ways!may!it!affect!you!is!something!that!people!don’t!expect.!Sometimes!a!symptom!of!stress!may!occur!even!though!most!people!may!expect!the!symptom!to!come!from!other!causes.!!The!human!body!is!made!to!experience!stress!and!give!a!reaction!to!it.!Sometimes!it!can!be!positive!and!mostly!it!could!be!a!negative!fact.!Usually!a!person!works!over!their!limits!and!the!stress!tension!builds!up.!Commonly!negative!stress!reactions!lead!to!headaches,!upset!stomach,!chest!pain,!and!sleeping!disorders,!authorized!research!even!proposes!that!stress!can!consequences!in!symptoms!or!make!occurring!diseases!worse.!According!to!the!American!Medical!Association,!!“Stress&is&the&basic&cause&of&more&than&60%&of&all&human&illness&and&disease”!!

How%stress%Effects%your%Body!

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! !! !!Have!you!ever!gotten!stressed!from!studying!or!caring!about!your!GPA?!It!is!hard!to!live!up!to!the!expectations!of!your!parents,!and!hard!to!avoid!the!stress!from!it.!Also!some!people!can!get!stress!from!human!relationships,!like!from!your!friends,!or!people!around!you.!However,!if!you!follow!the!steps!below,!then!you!can!be!free!from!your!stress!much!easier.!!!

! Step%back%from%your%work!Work!that!you!do!with!stress!won't!affect!your!life!too!much.!So!laugh!about!how!stressed!you!were!for!no!reason,!and!enjoy!your!life.!If!you!do!work!with!enjoyment,!it!is!still!better!than!the!work!that!you!do!with!stress,!because!you!can!write!all!the!ideas!that!you!have!without!any!stresses.!!!

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! Stop%shallow%breathing%Take!a!deep!breath,!and!try!to!relax!yourself.!In!daily!life,!if!you!feel!that!your!stress!level!is!rising,!then!always!take!a!nice!deep!breath,!and!relax!your!shoulders.!This!is!the!most!common!way!to!remove!stress.!!!!

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! Get%fit!Perhaps!your!health!and!appearance!are!stressing!you!out,!but!even!if!they're!not!an!issue,!being!physically!fit!can!directly!help!relieve!stress.!This!is!because!stress!exists!on!both!a!mental!and!a!physical!level.!Sometimes!there's!nothing!like!a!long!run,!an!intense!yoga!session,!or!a!fresh!swim!after!a!stressful!day!to!help!you!feel!relaxed!and!stressFfree!again.!Also,!exercise!releases!endorphins,!which!make!you!feel!good.!!

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BY:$NATSUMI$MATSUBARA$

2$ Defeat!Stress!Around!You!!

! Listen%to%music%Listening!to!music!does!wonders!and!is!a!great!way!to!relieve!stress.!Listen!to!songs!that!get!you!in!a!happy!mood!and!just!forget!about!your!problems.!Music!is!known!to!be!a!significant!moodFchanger!and!reliever!of!stress.!Just!listen!to!the!music!that!you!really!like,!and!calm!down.!!

!! Avoid%Stressed%People!

You!can!“catch”!stress!from!other!people.!So!although!it!is!not!possible!to!avoid!stressed!people!all!the!time,!you!should!try!to!avoid!them!–!until!you!can!control!your!stress!by!yourself.!If!you!know!how!to!control!your!stress,!you!can!help!stressed!people!too.!!

!!

! Spend%time%with%pet!Pets!like!dogs!or!cats!can!reduce!your!stress!too.!They!can!'absorb'!your!stress,!your!sadness,!and!give!you!the!power!to!relax.!So!just!hold!your!pet,!and!play!with!them.!Then!you!can!reduce!stress!and!relax!easily.!!!!!

! Laugh!It's!well!known!that!the!happier!and!more!you!laugh!and!smile,!the!less!tense!you!are.!Your!entire!body!responds!on!a!number!of!levels!to!the!positive!effects!of!laugher.!Go!watch!your!favorite!DVD!or!TV!comedy.!

!! Do%something%Kind%for%somebody%else!

If!you!do!something!for!somebody,!and!you!see!his!or!her!smile,!your!level!of!happiness!will!increase!without!thinking.!Then!it!will!help!you!to!reduce!your!stress!at!the!same!time.!However,!be!careful!that!if!you!think!that!you!help!someone!because!you!have!to,!then!it!will!cause!you!more!stress.!So!if!you!don't!want!to!do!it,!then!don't!do!it.!!

!! Ask%your%teacher%to%have%more%time!

If!you!have!too!much!schoolwork,!and!you!don't!have!enough!time!to!do!all!the!work,!then!just!tell!your!teacher.!Ask!them!to!get!some!extra!time.!Most!teachers!understand!that!you!have!many!things!to!do,!and!they!think!that!you!should!have!more!sleep!rather!then!do!your!work!late!at!night,!so!they!will!give!you!some!extra!time!if!you!need!it.!!!

!! Do%nothing!

Don't!do!anything!at!all.!Close!the!door,!open!the!window,!have!a!seat,!and!take!a!little!break!from!life.!You!can!stay!in!the!position!that!is!comfortable!for!you,!and!stay!there!until!your!mind!releases!your!stress.!!

! These!ten!steps!are!the!major!ways!to!remove!the!stresses!you!have!in!life.!You!can!do!all!of!these!steps!anytime!you!want.!Nevertheless,!do!not!forget!that!all!people!around!you!like!friends,!family,!or!even!your!pets.!They!will!give!you!a!hand!when!you!have!some!stress!and!when!you!can’t!do!anything!about!it!by!yourself.!!!!!!

!!

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“No$Man$is$an$island$5$Human$beings$necessarily$depend$on$one$another,$as$in$you$can't$manage$this$all$by$yourself”$$

By$John$Donne$

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Stress&Induced&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&DRUG&USE&& & & &In&Teens&

By:!Mong!Sukpraprut!!

Have!you!ever!felt!so!stressed!

any!normal!stress!relieving!activity!doesn’t!release!any!stress?!Have!you!ever!been!so!stressed!you!take!extreme!measures!to!relieve!that!stress?!Everyone!feels!stress.!Stress!is!something!everyone!is!familiar!with.!It!is!our!bodies’!way!of!reacting!to!protect!itself!when!we!receive!mental,!emotional!or!physical!pressure.!We!are!constantly!exposed!to!stress!and!along!the!way,!we!develop!methods!of!dealing!with!it.!The!most!common!ways!to!deal!with!stress!includes!sleeping,!enjoying!a!hobby!or!listening!to!music.!However,!when!we!receive!accumulating!stress!or!a!large!sum!of!stress!at!once,!those!methods!will!not!provide!enough!relief.!That!is!when!unhealthy!reactions!to!stress!occur.!Reactions!such!as!binge!drinking,!excessive!smoking!and!substance!abuse!are!one!of!the!worst,!but!common!negative!reactions!to!excessive!amounts!of!stress.!!!

Stress!plays!a!massive!role!into!increasing!one’s!likeliness!into!an!addiction!to!drugs.!After!the!9/11!terrorist!attacks!in!the!US,!the!emotional!impact!of!largeMscale!loss!of!life,!excessive!damage!and!

uncertainty!of!what!was!going!to!happen!next!caused!a!lot!of!people!to!develop!an!addiction!to!substance.!!Those!people!may!include!recovering!drug!addicts!and!people!with!no!background!of!substance!abuse.!Stress!is!a!trigger!for!vulnerable!!people!and!may!cause!a!relapse!of!substance!abuse!to!recovering!addicts.!Studies!and!analysis!has!shown!that!individuals!who!are!in!a!large!amount!of!stress!are!a!lot!more!likely!to!gain!a!drug!addiction!or!undergo!a!relapse!than!people!who!are!not!under!as!much!stress.!Analysis!of!research!has!also!shown!1that!high!stress!predicts!continued!drug!use!of!an!individual.!!

Medical!specialists!suggest!that!during!moments!of!high!stress,!the!level!of!a!hormone!called!‘Corticotropin!Releasing!Factor’!or!CRF!for!short,!increases!in!the!brain.!This!hormone!triggers!biological!responses!that!help!influence!substance!abuse!and!relapse!of!drugs.!Research!has!shown!that!a!chemical!similar!to!CRF!both!in!structure!and!in!effect!can!be!found!on!test!animals!when!it!is!put!in!high!stress!situations.!As!stress!in!a!

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situation!increases,!the!amount!of!CRF!released!also!increases,!just!like!during!high!stress!moments!inside!of!a!human!body.!!

Teens!spend!a!lot!of!time!stressed!out!during!their!High!School!to!their!College!years.!Whether!it!is!cramming!for!a!test,!trying!to!get!a!good!grade!or!just!simply!trying!to!fit!into!society.!Stress!always!finds!a!way!to!sneak!into!a!teens’!life.!Research!and!analysis!throughout!different!schools!in!the!USA!has!shown!that!stress!is!the!leading!cause!of!teenage!drug!use!and!teens!under!high!stress!are!twice!as!likely!to!use!drugs!than!teens!with!lower!amount!of!stress.!!Studies!also!show!that!teens!use!drugs!to!mask!their!stress!and!depression.!It!is!viewed!as!an!easy!way!out!for!most!teens!over!looking!the!consequences.!Studies!also!show!that!73%!of!teens!addicted!to!drugs!are!using!drugs!because!of!high!stress!situations!and!worry!about!grades.!That!figure!is!going!to!grow!exponentially!every!year!as!drugs!become!more!accessible!and!the!teen!population!grows.!!!

Other!than!school!related!stress,!family!and!social!stress!also!comes!into!play.!Teens!stressed!out!about!relationships!and!break!ups,!teens!stressed!about!family!issues!and!stress!from!bullying!may!cause!a!teen!to!turn!to!using!drugs.!Sometimes,!it!is!a!mixture!of!everything.!Little!things!can!accumulate!into!big!things.!Teenage!

years!are!probably!the!most!stressful!years!of!the!average!person.!Issues!penetrating!from!every!side,!getting!into!a!good!college,!getting!good!grades,!undergoing!bodily!changes,!fitting!in!and!transitioning!mentally!from!a!child!into!an!adult.!That!is!why!teens!are!vulnerable!to!stress!induced!drug!abuse.!

Stress!is!something!to!be!

accepted.!Stress!will!always!be!in!a!person’s!life.!Stress!will!come!and!go.!A!person’s!method!of!handling!stress!is!paramount!to!avoiding!stress!induced!drug!abuse.!Sometimes,!one!must!develop!the!knowMhow!to!get!rid!of!large!amounts!of!stress.!This!method!may!vary!from!person!to!person!because!our!definition!of!stress!also!varies!from!person!to!person.!The!outlets!of!stress!are!different!throughout!different!people.!It’s!about!finding!which!is!your!outlet!and!using!it!when!stress!comes.!!

“You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.” ― Steve Maraboli (

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Dizziness'overcomes'my'vision'as'I'feel'

like'the'world'is'going'to'collapse,'where’s'the'exit?'I'need'one'more'shot;'I'promise'I’ll'go'home'after'it.'But'I'can’t'my'legs'are'wobbly'and'I’m'bumping'into'other'people,'its'all'something'I'didn’t'mean'to'do'but'people'try'to'ignore'me'and'shove'me'out'of'the'way'trying'to'attain'their'space'back.'What'am'I'doing?'Next'thing'you'know,'I’m'holding'another'shot'feeling'the'burn'in'my'lungs'as'I'drink'one'as'quickly'as'possible,'gulping'the'vodka'made'it'more'harder'to'see,'but'I'acted'as'if'I'knew'what'I'was'doing.'What’s'going'on?'

People'surround'a'section'and'without'notice'I'suddenly'notice'something,'that'my'eyes'can'allow'me'to'Finally'see,'a'dead'body.''

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tions,'a'time'for'joyous'celebraG

tions'of'happiness'and'special'

occasions,'but'when'you'over'

use'it,'your'life'either'builds'up'

to'be'something'worse:'health'

issues'and'worse,'death'at'an'

early'age.'Almost'everyone'says'the'reaG

son'for'alcohol'is'just'for'fun'and'because'

of'the'way'it'feels'when'you'consume'the'

First'drink,'sometimes'its'either'letting'

your'problems'go,'having'fun'or'the'pride'

that'you'feel'when'you'drink'alcohol'that'

makes'you'have'a'sense'of'control'over'

your'life'besides'your'parents.'According'to'the'website'“Center'for'Disease'Control'and'PrevenG

tion”'they'state'that'in'2012'the'age'of'12'to'20'in'the'United'States'have'consumed'11%'alcohol,'

this'shows'that'underage'drinkers'take'in'more'alcohol'than'a'full'grown'adult,'but'the'largest'perG

centage'is'90%'and'that'is'only'for'binge.'So'how'did'a'12'to'20'year'old'people'get'an'alcoholic'

drink'in'his'or'her'hands,'when'you'need'an'identiFication'card?'The'answer'is'simple,'fake'identiFiG

cation'card.'Usually'people'who'sells'the'

alcoholic'beverage'makes'you'have'an'ID'

to'show'your'age,'it'is'one'of'the'things'

that'restrains'younger'people'to'have'an'

alcoholic'drink'and'buying'it,'but'that'

doesn’t'stop'them'for'breaking'the'rules'

having'fun'or'the'pride'that'you'feel'when'

you'drink'alcohol'that'makes'you'have'a'

sense'of'control'over'your'life'besides'

your'parents.'According'to'the'website'“Center'for'Disease'Control'and'Prevention”'they'state'that'

in'2012'the'age'of'12'to'20'in'the'United'States'have'consumed'11%'alcohol,'this'shows'that'underG

age'drinkers'take'in'more'alcohol'than'a'full'grown'adult,'but'the'largest'percentage'is'90%'and'

that'is'only'for'binge.'So'how'did'a'12'to'20'year'old'people'get'an'alcoholic'drink'in'his'or'her'

hands,'when'you'need'an'identiFication'card?'The'answer'is'simple,'fake'identiFication'card.'Usually'

people'who'sells'the'alcoholic'beverage'makes'you'have'an'ID'to'show'your'age,'it'is'one'of'the'

things'that'restrains'younger'people'to'have'an'alcoholic'drink'and'buying'it,'but'that'doesn’t'stop'

and'wanting'to'have'their'fun'by'using'their'

connections'as'so'called'“friends”,'using'a'fake'

identiFication'card'is'something'that'can'get'you'in'

jail'for'seven'years'or'a'Fine'of'$5,000.'Sometimes'

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sequences'but'instead'they'just'presume'its'someG

thing'that'if'everyone'does'it'and'there'has'not'

been'a'deadly'consequence'yet'such'as'death'that'

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year'4,700'people'who'are'

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age'21'years'old'are'subG

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ning'it'starts'out'as'a'drink'

and'nothing'happens,'you'

didn’t'die,'nothing'major'happened,'all'you'got'a'

was'a'hangover,'but'the'beginning'just'begun'as'

when'you'consume'more'of'alcohol'it'constantly'

stands'out'and'you'slowly'realize'that'you'have'a'

problem:'the'memory'problems,'hangover,'illness,'

failing'grades,'change'in'brain'development,'which'

could'be'a'life'long'effect.'When'you'consume'an'

alcoholic'drink'you'can'never'remember'what'

happened,'not'many'people'do'except'for'bits'and'

pieces,'but'when'you'took'that'shot'countless'of'

times'you'were'probably'doing'the'wrong'actions'

while'the'alcohol'was'in'your'system'making'you'

pregnant,'commit'suicide'from'drinking'and'drivG

ing,'getting'raped,'or'you'just'somehow'died'from'

all'of'the'alcohol'you'ingested.

“I don’t drink these days. I am allergic to alcohol and narcotics. I break out in

handcuffs.”

~Robert Downey, Jr.

ONE DRINK. TEN CONSEQUENCES MARCH 25, 2013

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how'it'could'affect'them'and'lead'up'to'bad'choices'in'life'then,'instead'of'them'seeing'it'as'a'positive'action'and'a'“cool”'thing'to'do.'We'must'stop'this'growing'issue'that'is'takGing'over'people’s'lives'recklessly.'Think'about'it;'are'all'of'these'consequences'worth'it'just'for'a'few'shots?

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Teenage TemptationTe a c h e r s a n d t e e n s t a l k f r a n k l y a b o u t u n d e r a g e s u b s t a n c e u s e a n d a b u s e

What’s the real story? We anonymously interviewed a teacher and student at ISB to uncover the perceptions and reality of drug and alcohol use amongst the student population at Bangkok’s premiere international school.

by Keaton Blovad

• • •

Being at ISB, do you feel that substance abuse is a

common trend here?

Anonymous Student - Yes. Pretty much everyday you

hear a story about someone doing something. Even

the people you don’t expect, the quiet people, are up

to no good. I know that there were some people who

brought alcohol to school and I witnessed it in math

class.

Anonymous Teacher - I suspect that some students

are using drugs and alcohol.

What makes you think that?

Anonymous Teacher - I hear students talking, I have

run into students out at night, I know places students

go, and therefore I am aware that students are

drinking.

In surveys conducted across the United States,

48% of teenage high

school students admitted

to using drugs or alcohol

in the past 30 days, and

70.6% in the past year.

Do you feel that this is an

accurate representation of

ISB substance usage as

well?

Anonymous Student - I

don’t think so. I think

People are liars. I think

that it is actually more

than that. As far as

drinking I think that the

amount of people doing it

are more but not for drugs.

It is mostly drinking

problems in Bangkok.

Anonymous Teacher – I

believe these statistics are too high for ISB. As a

whole, our student population is more responsible

and mature than that of an average public school in

the U.S. Students tend to come from good families

with two parents. Some of the American students

being interviewed come from lower socio-economic

families with less stability or education. The

wealthier students at ISB as well as the students with

better education are less likely to use. The number of

students that use drugs and alcohol is lower than that

of the U.S.A.

Marijuana is by far the most common drug that is

used by teenagers. 45.7% of high school seniors

have reported they have used marijuana with in

their high school years. Do you think that this is

information could be affiliated to the seniors at

ISB?

Anonymous Student - Yes. I think that many people

at one point try it. In Bangkok, the rules about

marijuana aren’t heavily enforced. I have heard that

people of authority close by Nichada or in Nichada

have dealt many people drugs. I have witnessed a

drug deal going on in Villa. There are students who

deal drugs at ISB.

Anonymous Teacher – Again, I think these numbers

are too high. Our school tries to help marijuana users

with drug testing. Again, the statistic is an inflated

percent. I know that not zero percent of ISB smokes

marijuana, that would be ignoring the truth, but the

number of students actually doing it is not that

high.”

From what you know, what is the most common

drug/substance that adolescents have used by

graduation from high school at ISB

Anonymous Student - “Mostly Shisha and weed

because it is available everywhere.”

Anonymous Teacher – “Alcohol, marijuana, maybe

ecstasy.”

Do you think that random school drug testing

prevents students from doing drugs or alcohol?

Anonymous Student - “No. I know of a lot of

students who are creative who get around drug

testing. I think that it would be more effective if it

weren’t hair follicles that they tested because people

have found ways around it.”

Anonymous Teacher – “I really don’t

know. I don’t have enough info. about

policy or about how kids beat the

system.”

Do you think that peer pressure is

involved with the usage of

substances? Why or why not?

Anonymous Student - “Obviously if all

your friends are doing it you don’t

want to be the one left out. Also, it

has to do with parenting because

usually students who do it have

parents that don’t enforce a lot of

consequences to the point where they

feel the need to stop.”

Anonymous Teacher – “Peer pressure?

Yeah, but I would phrase it as

conformity. It is students trying to

stay with a social group.”

Do you think that ISB does a good job of informing

students of the dark side of alcohol and substance

abuse?

Anonymous Student - “At the beginning of the year

when they had the victims of substance abuse, that

was good. But I don’t think that it is effective

enough. I don’t think that there is a way to improve

it. You could lay all the facts out on the table but kids

wont really believe it until they really see it. I guess

just hope not to be part of the statistic and fall into

it. I think that drug testing is good but contradicting

that, I also think a school shouldn’t be that in to your

personal life.”

Anonymous Teacher – “Yes.”

How?

Anonymous Teacher – “There are plenty of

education opportunities offered, but lets be honest,

there is only so much a person can say. Some

teenagers are going to try it for themselves. You see

the influence everywhere. The educational process

can deter, but not stop some teen’s curiosity.”

What do teens and their teachers think about users?

“The

educational

process can

deter, but not

stop some teen’s

curiosity”

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Sourceshttp://www.kon.org/urc/v8/sanders.htmlhttp://www.crisisconnectioninc.org/teens/media_in!uence_on_youth.htm

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The Scars of Eating Disorders

What are the warning signs and the effects of eating disorders? How could this be solved?

!!!!!Louise&is&a&typical&teenager&who&just&turned&fourteen.&During&the&first&few&weeks&of&8th&grade,&she&starts&to&realize&how&her&friends&are&getting&taller,&prettier,&and&skinnier&unlike&her,&who&is&getting&fatter.&From&then&on,&whenever&she&looks&at&her&body&reflected&in&a&mirror,&she&pounds&on&her&abdomen&with&her&fists&making&her&stomach&have&big,&purple,&painful&bruises.&She&hates&the&fact&that&her&belly&protrudes&under&the&band&of&her&pants.&Therefore,&she&gets&an&idea&to&make&it&disappear&by&

losing&three&kilograms,&then&five&kilograms,&and&then&ten&kilograms.&Pretty&soon,&she&becomes&addicted&to&losing&weight.&Addicted.&

!!!!!In&the&beginning,&she&thought&it&was&just&an&early&sign&of&puberty.&Nowadays,&she&even&admits&to&her&friends&that&she&has&an&eating&disorder,&but&she&won’t&care&dealing&or&overcoming&her&eating&disorder.&She&doesn’t&make&a&fuss&until&dangerous,&severe,&scary&things&happen&to&her.&The&doctor&predicts&these&symptoms&are&signs&of&

diseases&she&might&not&be&able&to&recover.&

!!!!!Obviously,&this&situation&is&too&much&for&her,&for&a&fourteen&years&old&teenager.&So&her&mind&starts&to&hopelessly&breakdown.&Now&her&mind&is&devastated,&brainwashed,&and&blurred.&She&can’t&believe&in&her&own&worth&and&she&even&had&several&trials&of&suicide.&She&thinks&she&is&worthless,&flawed,&and&cursed.&&

!!!!!What&would&you&do&to&help&Louise?&Would&you&even&care?

What are the Warning Signs of eating disorders?

Habitual trips to the bathroom immediately after eating

Increase in consumption of laxatives, diuretics or diet pills

Avoidance of meals or situations where food may be present

Hoarding large amounts of food

Exercising compulsively, often several hours per day

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What should I Do to Prevent eating disorders?

Sources:!http://www.timberlineknolls.com/eating-disorder/signs-effects http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/peerh/eat/effects.html http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/anorexia/statistics.htm http://www.helpguide.org/mental/eating_disorder_self_help.htm http://www.uwhealth.org/healthfacts/B_EXTRANET_HEALTH_INFORMATION-FlexMemberShow_Public_HFFY_1126651681563.html http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Eating_Disorder/

Avoid alcohol*!!It!is!a!set$up'for!!a!binge!!

Put away your scale!!*!It!is!better!because!!you!won’t!have!to!worry'!about!you!weight.!!

Set a routine- Eating!three!well$'Balanced!meals!that!!are!satisfying!is!good!because!!you!get!to!eat!what!you!want!and!!not'gain!a!lot!of!weight.!Also!the!mealtime!!should!be!4!to!5!hours!apart.!*!Occupy'yourself!after!the!meal!**Walk'away!from!the!table!after!eating!

Avoid Kitchen*!Avoid!the!kitchen!when!you!walk!in!the!door.!This!is!!because!seeing!the!kitchen!!could!make'you'want'to'eat'something.!This!could!also!control'the!urge'to'binge!!!

Get a Therapy or Treatment-!Talking!to!an!expert!could!actually!help!you!cope!with!eating!disorders!

Change how You Think about Yourself- Don’t'think!that!you!are!fat!when!you!look!in!the!mirror,!it!could!be!an'illusion.!Think!positively!!You!can!always!take'the'fat'out!of!your!body.!

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Wasting Away Pound By Pound

March 24, 2013

Please&explain&what&the&de/inition&of&anorexia&and&bulimia&means&to&you.&&&From%what%I%understand%and%have%learned%during%my%teenage%years%is%that%anorexia%and%bulimia%are%both%psychological%disorders%that%change%your%perception%of%who%you%are%and%dangerously%causes%to%want%to%change%your%appearance.%Anorexia%causes%your%mind%to%limit%the%amount%of%food%you%

intake,%it%is%you%a%daily%struggle.%But%it%can%really%take%a%toll%on%your%body%and%mind.%Bulimia%is%more%or%less%the%opposite,%you%consume%a%large%amount%of%%food%and%shortly%after%purge.%Purging%is%releasing%the%food%that%you%just%ingested.%I%hated%the%guilty%feeling,%but%it%became%sort%of%my%addiction%to%feel%that%way.At&what&age&did&you&become&Bulimic&and&Anorexic?&&%It%began%when%I%hit%puberty.%Which%was%deBiantly%the%hardest%time%in%my%life,%I%had%moved%to%a%new%school,%state,%and%didn't%have%many%friends.%%So%I%felt%out%of%place%for%as%long%as%I%could%remember.%I%could%also%recall%being%teased%by%this%one%group%of%girls,%thats%where%my%anorexia%began.%%%

I%was%tired%of%being%called%ugly%and%fat.%But%when%I%look%back%at%old%photo’s%i%really%wish%I%wouldn't%have%listened%to%those%girls%because%looking%back%I%was%beautiful%in%my%own%way.%Bulimia%happened%in%more%of%an%accidental%form%if%that%makes%sense.%I%would%vomit%after%eating%dinner,%once%I%realized%I%didn’t%feel%pain%like%I%would%when%I%was%sick.%It%was%a%way%to%release%my%stress.%Amelia,&when&did&you&realize&you&needed&help?&&I%was%at%a%soccer%game,%and%I%fainted%in%the%middle%of%the%Bield.%No%one%had%known%about%my%problem%or%at%least%never%confronted%me.%I%think%no%one%wanted%to%believe%it,%even%my%parents.%Everyone%had%thought%it%was%heat%exhaustion,%so%when%I%recuperated%I%was%back%to%my%old%ways%and%back%on%the%Bield.%But%that%experience%opened%my%eyes.%I%feared%what%I%was%doing%to%my%body%was%killing%me%off%days%at%a%time.%Did&your&friends&or&family&at&any&point&notice&your&change&in&behavior?&&&I%always%had%a%petite%Bigure,%therefore%as%a%result%no%one%second%guessed%%%%my%weight%loss%because%at%the%time%I%was%doing%sports.%It%was%after%my%%%%weight%loss%became%very%obvious%and%my%bones%were%showing%through%my%skin%people%began%to%notice,%but%my%mum%deBiantly%noticed%a%change%in%behavior.%%By%then%I%felt%like%it%was%too%late.%

Could&you&please&brie/ly&describe&your&recovery&process.&&

Amelia is a normal American teenage girl just like many, now a 18 year old who fought her way to mental freedom after many years of struggle. She has taken the time to answer a few questions that will hopefully help you understand to a larger extent what is anorexia and bulimia.

March 24th, 2013

I%began%with%sitting%my%parents%down%at%the%dinner%table%and%telling%them%the%harmful%things%I%was%doing%to%myself.%So%many%tears%were%exchanged%that%morning.%It’s%hard%to%think%back%on%that%day,%even%my%father%bawled.%My%parents%shortly%took%me%to%a%counselor%that%i%would%visit%a%couple%times%a%week,%I%was%told%remove%the%scale,%my%biggest%enemy.%Things%were%heading%a%great%direction%at%that%point%for%me.%What&things&do&you&do&to&keep&yourself&healthy?&&&To%keep%my%mind%busy%and%keep%myself%active,%I%have%always%enjoyed%doing%sports%and%art.%Things%like%playing%soccer,%basketball,%and%participating%in%cheerleading%has%really%helped%me%keep%my%mind%on%track.%But%nothing%like%my%family’s%support%could%help%me%as%much.%&&&What advice would you give to any one who went through the same things as you did?

Do%not%feel%ashamed!%And%you%are%not%alone!%I%do%not%think%I%could%emphasize%those%two%things%enough.%I%also%think%that%telling%someone%you%trust,%what%you%are%going%through%is%a%good%step.%My%mistake%was%keeping%this%a%secret%and%it%hurt%me%more.%

Could&you&leave&us&off&with&a&few&words.%%%%At%Birst%i%didn’t%know%how%to%feel%about%opening%up%

about%something%so%personal%to%people%I%didn’t%know%very%much%about,%but%after%thinking%about%it,%I%wanted%to%help%as%many%people%as%I%could%with%this%story.%Many%people%don’t%understand%that%individuals%with%

Bulimia%and%Anorexia%are%normal,%but%just%have%obstacles%in%their%way.%Just%remember%you%are%beautiful%inside%and%out.%Thank%you.%:)%

Life of an american teenager.

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How big is it?In the world, this problem is getting bigger. As many as 10 in 100 young women is suffering from an eating disorder In the United States, as many as 10 in 100 young women suffer from an eating disorder

Eating Disorder - Serious Problem in the world

Q and A

Mr.$RHe$is$a$specialist$of$body$science.$Therefore,$he$knows$well$how$eating$disor;der$is$dangerous$and$how$to$stop$eating$disorder.$Every$month,$he$received$couple$of$letters$about$eating$disorder$and$he$answer$the$question.$Those$are$the$questions.$He$believed$that$those$help$audiences$to$solve$the$eating$dis;order$problems$in$the$letters$and$his$answer.$He$believed$that$those$help$audiences$to$solve$the$eating$disorder$problems.

Question:$At+my+school,+some+of+my+friends+are+struggling+with+eating+disorder.+I+am+also+interested+in+learning+about+eating+disorder.+What+effects+does+eating+disorder+have?$

Answer:An eating disorder makes human to be

unhealthy. It leads your friend to be stressful, have malnutrition, heart attack, dehydration, amenor-rhea, and hypernatremia. An eating disorder comes from peer pressure, desire to be thin, stress, etc. But it just leads to be more stressful because an

eating disorder is not always successful. It is hard to succeed due to the physical effects to a human body. Like I said, malnutrition is one of the effects and the most obvious danger of eating disorder. Eating Disorder.org says “Malnutrition is caused by a lack of calories and current nutrient in the daily diet, usually a result of improper eating, or intentional starving. When all the nutrients in your body are used up, malnutrition is reached. Malnutrition can lead to the exhaustion of other bodily nutrients — leading to damaged hair or weakened bones.” You may also suffer to have heart attack from eat-ing disorder. According to Eating Disorder.org, Eating disorders can cause electrolytic imbalances, triggering hyperkalemia or hyperkalemia, the main causes of heart attacks. The electrolytic imbalances can cause abnormalities that lead to serious side effects – heart disease included.” The third main ef-fect of eating disorder is dehydration. The cite called Eating Disorder.org says, “Dehydration is caused by the depletion or lack of fluid intake in the body. Vomiting or laxative abuse can cause dehydration, and can cause dizzi-ness and weakness. Dehydration is able to lead to kidney failure, heart fail-ure, brain damage, and even death.”

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The fourth main effect is amenorrhea. The cite tells, “Amenorrhea is the loss of menstrual cycle, or periods, in women. A low body mass index and low body fat levels disable the body’s ability to menstrual. Amenorrhea can cause a loss of calcium from the bones, loss of bone density and the loss of the ability to have children.” The last main physical effect is hyper-natremia. Eating Disorder.org says “Hypernatremia is the deficiency of so-dium in the blood. If one drinks too much especially if someone is already malnourished or dehydrated, can cause fluid in the lungs, nausea, vomiting, and even death. As I told you, the negative health effects of eating disor-ders can be very dangerous and fatal.

Question:+My+daughter+has+a+serious+eating+disorder.+She+knows+that+she+must+stop+but+she+is+not+able+to+stop.+What+shall+I+do+for+my+daughter?

Answer:If your daughter suffers from an eating disorder, or predict that she may be suffering from an eating disorder, do something about it. The best thing you can do for your daughter is to be there for her. Your daughter must know that you are concerned for her and she can come and talk to you confidentially at any time. If you show the attitude, your daughter will want to receive your help. If she does have an eating disor-der, you will have to know about it sooner or later. People who develop eating disorders tend to have negative body image and poor self-esteem, so your daughter may also want to seek out a way to talk about what is bothering her and what support does she need to overcome the eating dis-order. If you are worried about her, you can go to hospital.

Citation: http://eating.disorder.org/effects-eating-disorders.html

http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/what_causes_eating_disorders_000049_3.htm

http://eating.disorder.org/effects-eating-disorders.html










BULLYING IN FILM

e strong, and become opposed to yourenemy. A kid is acting like Kung-fu panda. A 12-year-old Detroit, moves to China with his mother

after his father death. He was the target of the bully at his new school. At school, he meets an attractive classmate, Mei Ying. He tries to have a joyful day with her but the cruel classmate Cheng tries to separate the relationship between them. Cheng and his friends chased Detroit, but all of a sudden, a Kung fu prodigy named Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) as the same time, a maintenance man who works at his apartment arrives and saves him. Eventually, throughout Kung-fu, Detroit and Mr. Han learn about each other and about life. In my opinion, the high skills were performed in the story but I was unsure what the Chinese people were talking about which made me understand only Jackie Chan’s English.

This movie is a remake that was

produced in 1984. This has a famous actor, Jackie Chan, which I know with the movie “Rush Hour”. Most of his movies are related to actions. Of course, this movie has them too.

The actions amuse people at once.

The speed, movements are fast as a wind. The highly skills are gathered into this movie. Also the camera performs a wonderful work. The distances between the actor and the camera trmendously creates a considerable combination. The director understands how scenes should be taken. And casually, showing the historic China makes the audience to learn.

“Life will lost us down but better or not you could get up.”

This is the word when Mr. Han

taught Detroit how to overcome. These words were really powerful, which made Detroit to face his fears.

Suggestions that I would make are

that even though the actors are awesome, since english is their second language, it is hard to hear what actors were saying. Accents are different from normal English, so it sounds as if it is a different language. To improve this point, actors should

be able to speak English more fluently with corrct pronunciation.

The content is amazing since the

actors performe their fabulous action scenes excellently. The problem is that we cannot hear some English from the Chinese people except Jackie Chan. It might purposely been that way to emphasize the fact that it is set in China, not in a country where they speak proper English.

Two Movie Reviews for theme “Bullying”, which is a social issue causing people to suffer.

By Yuki Kageyama

The Karate KidA Kid started to learn Karate in order to defeat his enemy.

Director: Harald ZwartCast: Jackie Chen, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen

Han, Zhenwei Wang, and Yu Rongguang

Mean GirlsGirls who Bully each otherDirector: Mark Waters

Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lizzy Caplan, Lacey

Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jonathan Bennett, Daniel Franzese, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Neil

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Although the director, Mark Waters is not famous also, the excellent point in this movie is where the actors transform into animals and scenes showing the relationship between the girls. The scene when the girls are calling each other. A telephone could hold onto other friends and by using it, the four girls could call at the same time. This scene shows the relationship precisely, which has some humor to make it more interesting.

The points that should be fixed

are the organization of the clips. Even though the story was excellent, the ending was disagreeable. It gradually runs through like a cheater that it did not end memorably. I hate the scenes that indicates the explosion of swear words because it made me feel uncomfortable. But on

the other hand, it could be taken as humor.

Humor clips made the film filled

with fantasies.. But there were parts that had swear words. Since the story goes through by strenuous speed, it leaded the movie to be not memorabable.

irls fight a lot. They say awful things about a person who they dislike. Cady Heron is a 16-year-old girl, who spent her life mostly in Africa, and she

was home-schooled by her zoologist parents. Her family moves to the United States, and she attends to a new high school. The new environment conveys suffer for her. However, as she attends to school, the rich three popular girls grabs her attention, which is known as "the Plastics". Eventually, she joins the group and discovers their secrets as the story goes along, which she tends to face bully. The story was tremendously fanatic as a comedy but I do not like how the director gathered the scenes.

Although the actors of “Mean Girls” are not

famous, the girls were positions mostly matched, meaning the characteristic suit to their faces or expressions. Especially, Lindsay Lohan who acted as the main character Cady was fitting into the character’s personality.

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To: YOU

“DO NOT GIVE UP AND OVERCOME YOUR DIFFICULT SITUATIONS TO TAKE YOUR NEW STEP.”

From: two movies

Bullying

Interview-

Anonymous

Bully is one of the worst

things teens can do, or

experience. It can happen

anywhere, anytime, and to

anyone. There are all different

kinds of bullying: verbal,

physical, and cyber are the main

ones and they all are very bad.

M is a normal girl, who had

experienced mainly verbal

bullying, and was willing to

share her story with me, and

you.

1. When and how long did you

get bully for? Who were the

kids?

“I was 12 years old and it lasted

a year so between 12-13. They

were same age as me.”

2. How did they bully you?

“They sent me letters about how

much they hated me, made

songs up about me and sung

them around me. They also

talked behind my back a lot,

and I was not included in a lot

of stuff. I was bullied by my

whole grade practically.”

3. Discuses the emotional

stress you went through. Were

there any physical changes?

“I suffer from social anxiety- meaning I'm afraid of being around people and from being judged. This is because I am so

scared of what they can do to me. I am depressed and have been for two years. Now, the bullying isn't the main reason why i am depressed, but it is the reason depression had started. I was suicidal for a couple months and even tried to kill myself once. I also would not eat; I wasn't anorexic or anything but this allowed me to feel pain and I liked that.

There were no physical changes.”

4. What did you do about it?

“Nothing. I took it all.

Eventually, I moved schools, and

I’m having a better time here.

However, they still talk to my

friends about me all the time.”

5. Did you

consult with an

adult? Why or

why not?

“I didn’t consult with an adult because i was too afraid of being judged. Also, I could never tell anyone my personal life because I thought no one cared.”

6. Did it change you as a

person?

“Yes, it changed me so much as

a person. However, it took me a

really long time to see what

good came out of the bullying. I

fell into the trap of depression,

it has been two years and I am

still struggling. I also went

through a phase where I was

extremely suicidal. For many

weeks, I neglected my feelings

rather than facing them. When I

finally did, I saw the good that

has come out of it though. I

have turned into a more caring

person than I was before; I have

learned not to waste my days

with people who don’t like me

because there is no point. I

would also stand up for

everyone because I would never,

ever want people

to go through

what I went

through.”

7. What advice can you give to

the kids out there who get

bully?

“I am going to be cliché for a minute, but stay strong, because that's the only way you are going to get through it. Try to ignore what people tell you because in 20 years you won't know them, and their opinions will be irrelevant so you shouldn't care what they say now.”

“Stay Strong, because that ’s the on ly way you are going to get through i t .”

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Build CONFIDENCE.Don’t walk around like you are showing others that you are being bullied. Build confidence. One way to build confidence is to stand straight and sit straight. Bullied stu-dent’s often tend to walk with their shoulders slightly bent and often have their heads heading the ground. This pose doesn’t only make you look weak but it also makes you lose confidence. If you loose confidence, it makes it harder for you to overcome bullying. So, stand straight, build confidence, and stop bullying.

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Make TRUE FRIENDS.Don’t be alone. I understand that it will be hard, but I assure that making friends is the best way to overcome bullying. Friends are the most powerful people who can help you when-ever you have a problem. You can join a club or you can volunteer a community service to make friends who have a similar interest as yours. What you just need is to have a courage to make friends and open your mind.

DON’T CARE how bullies treat you.Bullies enjoy the pain of others and they have difficulties in feeling empathy. The more the victims suffer, the more the bullies enjoy. So, if a bully says something bad on you or if they use violence don’t show that you are feeling hurt. Act normally as possible. Then they will loose interest on you and won’t disturb you anymore.

Bullying is not an incurable illness. There are many agencies where you can have advice and there are many programs in school that you can get help. Though there are many ways you can get help, your personal effort and mind is the most important part of overcoming bullying. These are the tips you can do to over-come bullying. Read these tips and don’t give up. You can overcome bullying.

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DON’T BE AFRAID of retaliation.Another reason why bullied students don’t tell about their school life is because of retalia-tion. Don’t think that bullies will bully you more, if you tell your teacher. Even though they threaten you not to tell to your teacher, you should. Same as parents, teachers can also over react. When they hear from you that you are being bullied, they will first talk to the students who bullied you because they don’t know exactly how you want to be helped. So, tell your teacher what you want as how you might say to your parents.

Speak NICE to the bullies.It doesn’t mean that you should flatter them. It means, even though they say something bad to you, you shouldn’t say bad things bad to them. For example if a bully says, “You’re such a fashion terrorist”, don’t say “So do you.” Instead, it is better to say, “Your fashion is awesome. Where did you buy that clothes?” This is because bullies want to look great from others. Also, by acting like this, you can also reduce the feeling of becoming small.

Tell to your PARENTS about your school life.Your parents can feel your feelings. They won’t negotiate you when you tell them about your school life. However parents tend to over react when they get to know that their child is being bullied. So, when you tell about your school life, tell them how you want to get help.Continue this conversation also after you are stopped be-ing bullied. Talk about your everyday school life such as your lunchtime, your friends, and your recess time.

Read many SAYINGS that can encourage you.Saying is a very strong speech from a person. Those people are mostly who had a particu-lar experience or a professor about something. When you see those sayings, you can gain confidence, take courage, and be consoled. Buy a book that you can take with you eve-rywhere. See those maxims whenever who are depressed. Those maxims will help you gain strength and forget about that bad thing.

Be POSITIVE.This period is not your whole life. It’s just one small period of your life so don’t think that your life is finished. Make it a turning point. If you were weak, be stronger by facing bullying. If you were an introvert person, be a sociable person by making new friends to overcome bullying. If you had many concerns in your mind, have a chance to talk with your parents and teachers.

“When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.” – Chris Colfer, an American actor, singer, author, and producer who was bullied in his school years

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November 22, 2007.

Lena was constantly bullied and teased by others because she was sightless. They threw eggs all over her face and laughed like a mad cow. It was normal for her. The teasing. The laugh. And the bully. She lethargically walked to her chair, fluttering the white cane to guide her way. Nicolas, the nasty troublemaker, stole her stick and hit her head

incessantly until she sat in her seat. The uncontrollable anger was crawling up inside her heart, but she couldn’t do any-thing. She couldn’t see. She couldn’t walk. Nor could she find him. Tears started to fall from her eyes, to her cheek, and to her shoes. As instantly as the tears clashed on her shoes, she ran out of the class, furiously wiping her tears off. Her anger, was no more to be hidden.

“ABOUT 160,000 CHILDREN MISS SCHOOL EVERYDAY DUE TO FEAR OF ATTACK BY OTHER STUDENTS”

National Education Association

Bullying...The leading social issue among teens

HOW TO SAVE ONE’S LIFE

She had done eve-rything to overcome the pain. She had drunk alcohol, cut herself, and did any kind of self-harm but her life was no differ-ent. When her life was already forlorn with nearly no one to turn to, the bullies made her life even more difficult and left incurable scars in her heart. The pain was undeniably severe that she couldn’t take it anymore, and that was

her last day of life. The day full of tears.

What made her commit a suicide? Indeed, bullying could lead someone’s life to a total misery, and to death. So why do you bully? You might want to take a look at this, and un-derstand some other effects of bullying.

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Bullying can lead to:

STRESS

DRUGE ABUSE

SELF-CUT

SUICIDE


Researchers at Rockefeller University in

New York claimed that bullying has definite effects on brain chemistry. On the authority of the study done by this university, mice that were consistently bullied by dominant males gradually grew anxious and showed unordinary behaviors when dealing with other mice. Yaov Litvin, a post doctor in mind, behavior and brain, depicted that these symptoms demonstrated in mice have been implicated in

human disorders, such as depression, autism, social phobias and schizophrenia. Clearly, bullying leads to stress among teens, which later causes controversial teen social issues.

Not only this, Ohio State University study dis-covered a connection between bullying and sub-stance abuse: Adolescents involved in bullying had a higher risk of using substances while lower propor-tion of non-bully victims engaged in alcohol and drug abuse. A survey done by Ohio State University illustrated that only 13.3 per-cent of high school stu-dents who were not involved in bullying used marijuana, while 31.7 percent of the bullies did. This demonstrates that bullying not only causes stress but also causes alcohol abuse. There-fore, to genuinely end alcohol abuse issues, there should be no more bullying among teens.

BULLYING LEADS TO STRESS, DRUG ABUSE, SELF-CUT AND

TO DEATH

“BULLYING CAUSES DEPRESSION, SOCIAL PHOBIAS, HUMAN DISORDERS, SCHIZOPHRENIA AND AUTISM.”

Additionally, a research from Institutional Research

Board of Delta State University found out that victims of bul-lies have a higher risk of self-harming than students not in-volved in bullying. According to the survey, out of 2141 stu-dents, 237 children were victim of bullies and 8 percent of these children have engaged in self-harm. On the other hand, of the 1904 students who were not involved in bullying, only 2 percent had self-harmed. Undoubtedly, there is more risk of engaging in self-harm when bullied by others.


WHAT LEAD LENA TO DEATH..

Lastly, a study by Yale University con-

firmed that bully victims are 2 to 9 times more likely to commit a suicide compared to those not involved in bullying. A study done in Boston has also ascertained that 50 % of suicides among teenagers are related to bullying and that middle school girls may even be at a higher risk of committing a suicide. Undeniably, bullying is the lead cause of teenage suicide. 0

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As studies demonstrate, bullying can lead to different types of teen social issues such as self-cut, alcohol abuse and suicide. In this sense, Lena was clearly one of the victims of bullying. However, the responsibility is not only in the bullies, but also in the bystanders as well as the victims. Only if the bystanders helped her out, or if the victim knew healthy ways to cope with bullying, she could still be alive, overcoming bullying. Recognizing this story of Lena, if you are one of the bullies, un-derstand that you can suddenly become the victim of bullying. If you are one of the bystanders, step up for the victims. If you are one of the victims, don’t let yourself die like Lena did. Your thoughtful choice can save one’s life.

"I was bullied every second of every day in elemen-tary and middle school. Obviously, people are going to bring you down because of your drive. But, ultimately, it makes you a

stronger person to turn your cheek and go the other way."

THERE ARE NUMEROUS CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE BEEN BULLIED DURING THEIR SCHOOL TIMES.

EMINEM: FAMOUS RAPPER

VANESSA HUDGENS: FAMOUS ACTRESS

DEMI LOVATO: FAMOUS SINGER

SELENA GOMEZ: FAMOUS ACTRESS

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