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We can get our DOSE in helpful or unhelpful ways
Helpful Unhelpful
▪ Starting a new interest / club ▪ Trying to win in in a way that isn’t great for others
▪ Knowing what you want to get good at ▪ Taking other people’s stuff
▪ Planning a goal (make it specific) e.g. to be able to ▪ Forcing others to do what you want
get to a certain grade in karate or do a specific ▪ Doing things that are unsafe or risky but give a sense of
number of keepie-uppies power, control and success
▪ Finding ways to make new connections e.g. joining ▪ Being in a ‘gang’ that gets involved in things that aren’t
a sports, music or interest club good for others
▪ Inviting someone you like to do something you ▪ Joining in with teasing or bullying against someone else
enjoy
▪ Keeping in touch with old friends ▪ Mucking around with friends in a way that isn’t good for
others e.g. joking around in class
▪ Volunteering in the community
▪ Entering a competition ▪ Trying to win against someone in a way which makes them
▪ Auditioning for a part feel bad
▪ Asking for a special job within the home / ▪ Boasting about being better than others
school/club ▪ Putting others down
▪ Helping at a club for younger children ▪ Leading and influencing others to do antisocial acts
▪ Volunteering in the community ▪ Anything which helps a person feel like the top dog
▪ Joining a sports or dance club ▪ Doing things that are fun but unsafe or risky e.g.
▪ Aerobic activities e.g. a vigorous run trespassing to take part in unsupervised parkour
▪ Joining a drumming group or band ▪ Exercising so much it causes damage to the body
▪ Watching some comedy ▪ Self-harm
▪ Getting involved in outdoor adventurous activities ▪ Getting involved in activities which are exciting but illegal
e.g. indoor rock climbing or antisocial
