Knowledge Is Power is here to give our clients that extra “push” and to give them the motivation that they are looking for. KIP is here to help!

BUILDING A STRONGER SELF-ESTEEM

– Lynn Allison

• Get rid of bad habits. A clean, healthy body that is free from addiction is the perfect spawning ground for breeding self-worth and esteem. Destructive habits lead to self-depreciation. You’ll feel so much better about yourself if you are free from unnecessary crutches.
• Focus on the positive and eliminate the negative.
• Count your blessings and your good points.
• Express your unhappiness and set boundaries and act in a responsible mature manner.
• Smile. You meet people of value with a scowl on your face.

AN EMERGENCY GUIDE TO ANGER CONTROL

– Ronald T. Potter-Efron

• Try compromising instead of bullying. Listen rather than lecture.
• Identify the causes of your anger
• Avoid violence, blaming, and threats
• Stay calm one day at a time
• Change anger-provoking thoughts
• Ask for what you want without anger
• Rule One to Control Your Anger: Take a Time-out to Stop the Violence
• Accept difference
• Ask, don’t demand

• Understand why you self-injure
• Focus on positive ways to deal with stress
• develop a plan to stay safe
• Be ready to help yourself
• Write down how you feel during the time you are awake
• Don’t put a label on things or people
• Observe your mood now and think about what you are going to do
• Connect with others
• Tell am adult
• Find your way to feel better
• Know your not alone