Health: Relationships

1. HEALTH
5

2. HEALTHY
AND
UNHEALTHY
RELATIONSHIPS

3. Relationships are
essential part of
healthy living, but
there is no such thing
as a perfect
relationships.

4. Relationships with
your family and friends
have the potential to
improve your life and
add to your enjoyment
of life.

5. However, these same
relationships can cause
discomfort, and
sometimes even cause
harm.

6. Each relationship is
most likely
combination of both
healthy and unhealthy
characteristics.

7. Relationships
needed to be
maintained for it
to work.

8. How is your
relationship with
your family?

9. How about your
relationship with
your friends?

10. One of the main
goals in life of many is
to be in a happy and
healthy relationship.

11. But, it is easier to
be said than
done….

12. Characteristics of a
good and loving
relationship should
include:

13. care, kindness,
support,
encouragement, and
empathy.

14. There is no room for
rudeness, meanness,
jealousy, blaming,
criticizing, and
judging.

15. It is easy to feel lonely
when life is difficult and
you are stressed with the
demanding circumstances
in your life.

16. Some may want to be
alone away from others.
This is the exact time
when you need friends.

17. Having healthy
relationships helps you
maintain a positive
outlook and help you
ward off the feelings of
depression, anxiety, and
anger.

18. Relationships, whether
serious or casual,
friendships or
acquaintances, is always
a “we”, not an “I” or a
“you”.

19. Relationships are made
of and by more than one
person, so everyone in
the a relationship needs
to be doing his/her part
to make and keep it
healthy.

20. Mutuality in
relationships, shared
participation and
responsibility are signs
of healthy relationships.

21. Here are some reminders
on how to have a healthy
relationships:

22. 1. Communication

23. 2. Respecting each
other’s limits and
boundaries

24. 3. Pacing yourselves,
your agreements and
your actions

25. 4. Honors
agreements and
takes responsibility
for them.

26. 5. Flexible and
realistic expectations
of the relationship.

27. 6. To be your own
person.

28. 7. Trust each other.

29. 8. Treat each other
as equals.

30. 9. Resolves conflicts.

31. 10. You feel safe.

32. In the end, you have good
intentions. In a
relationship you need a
lot of practice.

33. The willingness to take
risks without
compromising your own
safety, to be able to sensible
advice, and to grow and
believe in yourself that you
are desirable and worthy of
being loved.

34. There will be conflict in
relationships. And by
conflict, it could be verbal
disagreements and
arguments.