What is Self Esteem?

-Self Esteem is how you feel about yourself. Someone who has high self esteem has an easier time enjoying the life they have. Some ways you can improve your self esteem by thinking positively, ignoring critics, and being realistic about things.

What is Body Image?

-Body Image is how you see and feel about your physical appearance. When you already don't feel good about your body image it can lower your self esteem. Improving your body image also has to do with improving your self esteem and thinking positively about yourself and who you are.

Tension Building Phase- Verbal abuse begins when tension over different problems build.

Explosion- Physical, sexual, spiritual, etc. abuse starts-releases tension from previous phase

Honeymoon Phase- Abuser apologizes and makes many promises. Goes away after time

Denial- What keeps the victim in the cycle

Sexting is when you or someone else sends explicit messages or photos.

The messages or images could be sent out/go viral

You don't know who will see them

Trouble in school (suspension or worse)

Affects future

Legal consequences (child pornography)

Sexual Harassment is unwelcome or unwanted comments or actions that are sexual or explicit

Say NO

Tell someone

Suspension or expulsion

Legal issues (sex offender, etc.)