Health CAT 2023 1

If you have a fight with a friend and she spreads rumors about you, there are steps you can take. First, tell a teacher or trusted adult who can help get rid of the rumor and address the friend's behavior. Confront the friend and ask her not to spread rumors. If she apologizes, you can go back to being friends, but if she doesn't, it's okay to cut ties. If someone else is being bullied, ask if they want help and then involve a teacher. Keep checking in on the victim to show support. Remember, there are people who can help, like teachers, parents, and support organizations. Take care of yourself by practicing self-care strategies like taking care of your body, socializing, and staying active. Ask for help when you need it. Here's the situation, you and your friend have had a fight, you disclose something she did and you're taking some time to cool off. You arrive at school in the morning and there is people whispering about you. You soon find out that she's spread a horrible rumor about you. This is not the first time that she has reacted in a nasty way when you don't agree with her. Personally, if this happened to me, I would tell a teacher or a trusted adult. They might help get rid of the rumor and make sure that the friend gets in trouble and they could get rid of any unwanted attention. Then I would confront the friend and tell her not to spread rumors about me when she disagrees with me. She might understand and apologize and we could go back to being friends. She maybe would have learnt a good lesson. However, if she doesn't apologize, I can just cut off ties with her. She has done these types of things before and she needs to emotionally mature. I don't have to be her friend if she's going to be rude or degrading. If this happened to someone else, I would, first of all, I'd ask the victim if they want help. This would give the victim the chance to sort this out properly and smoothly. Then I would tell the teacher about the rumor with the victim. This might help the victim as the teacher could help deal with unwanted attention. Then I would just keep checking in on the victim. This will help make sure that the victim knows that someone cares and that you can help if the situation gets worse. If you ever need help in a situation like this, there are people that you can go to that could support people. Teachers can help defuse a situation and deal with unwanted attention and they are a good place to go to if you're not comfortable talking to your parents. Some other support people you could talk to are your parents. Your parents should help the situation and they should talk to your teachers and maybe with their parents or the bully. They should be there to support you and help you. Some support organizations you could go to if you don't feel comfortable talking to either of them are Kids Helpline, which is, um, the phone number is 1-800-55-1800. Kids Helpline is a free and open place where kids and teens can talk to counselors anonymously, text or call. Another place you could go to is Kingston Youth. Kingston Youth is a local organization where you can talk to real people and get help. The phone number for Kingston Youth is 1-300-369-436. You can also visit the Kids Helpline website at https://kidshelpline.com.au and you can visit Kingston Youth at https://kingstonyouth.org.au. If you ever find yourself in one of these situations, you need to look after yourself. Some self-care strategies you could use are looking after your body, you know, showering, eating. You know, looking after yourself in hard times can be a difficult habit to keep up, but it is very important that your body is clean, that you're eating enough, and that you're happy. Mental health is also very important. Another strategy is socializing, you know, meeting with friends, talking with people. It's always good to stay connected and talk to people in hard times. It's important that you share your feelings so that people can support you. Even when you feel like you don't deserve support, it is always important you ask. Staying active, you know, going on walks, bike riding, etc., staying active is really important. Your body needs to be used, and exercising is a good way to release energy. Even if exercising isn't your thing, you should at least be doing some exercise every day. It's always important that you ask for help when you need it. Talk to your teachers, parents, or support organizations if you're being bullied. Bye-bye. Thanks for listening.