Lifebyte: Health and relationships

Relationships are difficult at the best of times, so take some of our advice on how to navigate this difficult area.

Lifebyte: Health and relationships

Coming out

Coming out is the process of telling people that you are gay. Coming out is often referred to as 'coming out of the closet'. The closet represents the hiding of your sexuality.


Playing it safe

If you think you may have been exposed to a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), do the right thing and get yourself checked out at your local GUM (Genito-Urinary Medicine) or sexual health clinic.


Real rage! Dealing with anger

Anger is a strong emotion and learning to deal with it takes effort, practice and patience. You need to really think about why you are feeling angry; sometimes anger is a sign that you are upset about a far deeper issue inside.


Lifebyte: Health and relationships

Can you deal with it?

Have you ever looked around you and seen class mates who look like they are struggling to deal with the problems in their life? Bottling it up when maybe they need to talk about it? Do your school do enough to help?


Sex: Am i ready?

Ok, so you’ve seen the movies. You know the moves. You have found someone you fancy and it feels good.


Coping with death

When someone close to you dies, it’s an upsetting experience that can affect you for a long time. But it’s important that you share your feelings with others to make sure you’re not trying to cope alone.manageable...


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Get rid of the gossip!

It's happened to us all. Silence whenever you walk into a room, whispers behind your back and the feeling as if everyone's sharing a joke that you're not being let in on.


Anti-gay bullying in schools - The real picture

Simon Watt, 17, spent five years being bullied at school because he was gay. He was called names for years, but the bullying got worse when he finally came out at the end of year 9.


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