Cheer up when you're feeling low! -My experience

I always tried to find ways to escape my hurt feelings, to leave my own thoughs for a while.
First of all, it's good to have a hobby or past time, obviously not with anyone who is mean to you. Sport is good if you like it, but I've always hated sport, so that wasn't for me.

When I was younger, I loved to read. Books are so great, to escape your own world and jump into someone else's. I was always a huge Harry Potter fan. I still read the books today- in fact I'm re-reading them right now! If I came home from school upset, I'd always calm down by reading them.

I'm a true girly-girl. When I was around 12 or 13years old, I was watching one of Leona Lewis' music videos on YouTube, when I saw, in the side bar, a video on how to do Leona Lewis' make up from her video! I clicked on it and it was Lauren Luke (panacea81). Oh My God, that is the day I discovered the beauty world on youtube. I spent hours watching her videos. It was such a good distraction.. and I learned so much about makeup and beauty. I then discovered Elle and Blair Fowler (allthatglitters21 and juicystar07 respectively). I still watch their videos today. I love hearing what they've got to say about different products. For those few minutes, I'd forget all about the bullies.

I also love cooking. It's like a project you have to work on, and your reward is the finished food! You feel like you have actually accomplished something. It's something you have to concentrate on, so again it's a good distraction.

Films are a great way to escape into different worlds. I also love series, like Frasier or Friends. Laugh-out-Loud humour is the best way to cheer up!

Probably most importantly, you should talk to those you love.. friends and family. Try to tell them what's going on, I know it's frightening but it's important. (I'll have a blog post on this soon.) Even if you don't mention the bullying, it helps to know that there is people there for you, who love you and care for you. For me, this was mostly family. They've always been supportive of me. Since I was bullied in school, my home was always a comforting sight.

I hope this helped, but obviously everyones different, so everyone has their own distractions. What are yours?

Ruth XO

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