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We can find helpful and less helpful ways to turn

these chemicals on:

Helpful Unhelpful

▪ Starting a new interest / club
▪ Planning a goal (make it specific) e.g. to get to a particular ▪ Trying to win in in a way that isn’t great for others
belt in karate, do a minimum number of keepie uppies or ▪ Taking other people’s stuff
gain a grade in maths. ▪ Forcing others to do what you want

▪ Once you know your goal, planning how to get there with ▪ Doing things that are unsafe or risky but give a
tiny steps each week and scheduling learning, support and sense of power, control and success.
practice.
▪ Finding ways to make new connections e.g.

joining a sports, music or interest club ▪ Being in a ‘gang’ that gets involved in things that
aren’t good for others
▪ Inviting someone you like to do something you ▪ Joining in with teasing or bullying against someone

enjoy. else
▪ Keeping in touch with old friends

▪ Trying to win against someone in a way which
▪ Entering a competition makes them feel bad

▪ Auditioning for a part ▪ Boasting about being better than others
▪ Asking for a special job within the home / school
▪ Helping at a club for younger children ▪ Putting others down
▪ Anything which helps a person feel like the top dog

▪ Joining a sports or dance club ▪ Doing things that are fun but unsafe, antisocial or

▪ Going for a run risky
▪ Joining a drumming group or band ▪ Exercising so much it causes damage to the body
▪ Meditation ▪ Self-harm