Living Drug Free - IV

<body bgcolor="#FFFFCC" leftmargin=10 marginwidth=10> <h3 align="center">Examples of how we can deal with our feelings</h3> <p> We've given some examples here of healthy ways in which individuals can deal with the emotions that may arise from difficult situations in their lives. Being able to do this is a real life-skill that can help people to avoid the trap of abusing alcohol or drugs to 'blot out' uncomfortable feelings - with all the risks which that brings. <p> Just click on the links to the left to see the examples. <p> See if you can imagine some of the feelings that arise in the situations described. Perhaps anger, or fear, or loneliness. Think about how you could deal with them appropriately - so they don't end up damaging you - or people around you. <p> If you can't identify exactly with the situations we describe here, perhaps you can take a bit of time and make up some examples of your own that are more suited to you. Work out how you could respond to a situation and how you could deal with your feelings. <p> <a href="life4-01.html" target="main" onfocus="this.blur()">Jenny shared a house with an untidy person.</a> <p> <a href="life4-02.html" target="main" onfocus="this.blur()">John was scared of his girlfriend's parents</a> <p> <a href="life4-03.html" target="main" onfocus="this.blur()">Sarah's husband was made redundant and started drinking</a> <p> <a href="life4-04.html" target="main" onfocus="this.blur()">Paul had exams coming up, but there were problems at home.</a> <p> <a href="life4-05.html" target="main" onfocus="this.blur()">Diane was finding it hard to cope as a single parent.</a> <p> <a href="life4-06.html" target="main" onfocus="this.blur()">James was 67 years old - his wife died last year</a> <p>  <br> <table width=100% border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td align="right"> <a href="life5.html" onfocus="this.blur()">NEXT<img src="../images/gobutt.gif" alt="NEXT PAGE" align="absmiddle" width="31" height="31" border="0" hspace="10"></a> </td></tr></table>  <br> <br> <br> </body>