dealing with people going through term two blues???

[lizjmorrell]

As we are getting into term two, a lot of the people around me have been getting really down and i have heard this being attributed to the 'Term Two Blues'... I'm trying to keep up my motivation and do well but having everyone around you being really negative and only wanting to complain about assessment tasks and things like the 'wording of the practice sac prompt' for english/lit is a massive annoyance :/ I don't want to cut my friends off, but i also just want to get on with my work and get the best scores that i can without being affected by their mood swings. Any tips or advice?

[r1ckworthy]

As we are getting into term two, a lot of the people around me have been getting really down and i have heard this being attributed to the 'Term Two Blues'... I'm trying to keep up my motivation and do well but having everyone around you being really negative and only wanting to complain about assessment tasks and things like the 'wording of the practice sac prompt' for english/lit is a massive annoyance :/ I don't want to cut my friends off, but i also just want to get on with my work and get the best scores that i can without being affected by their mood swings. Any tips or advice?

Hey,

I think what I do is to just become positive. Whenever someone says they're gonna fail, I just say positive things to reassure them that everything is fine. I think what this does is that it creates a ripple effect, and people will become more positive. Now, to be fair, this is a more idealised attitude that you can choose to fulfil, and might not affect your friends that much. They might even be annoyed at you. Whatever it is, just keep this reassuring attitude and help them to take some pressure off. I am (kind of) going through term 2 blues as well, but one of my friends inspired me to be keep going. It's really helpful.

So remember: keep a reassuring attitude, but also know that while there are some things beyond your control (such as your friend's mood swings), you can ultimately control how you choose to react to it. So keep going, make a conscious attempt to let go of this negativity and focus on what will get you far ahead  .

But sometimes join in. It's fun to complain about some assessments 

[lizjmorrell]

Thank you! I hope the term two blues don’t affect you too much you got this 😋

[K888]

More of the same here, and I can imagine year 12 me cringing at current me saying this because it was a quote always stuck up around my school - "if you can't change it, change the way you think about it"
i.e. you/your friends can't change the fact that you have x amount of assessments next week, etc. but you can change your attitude towards the fact. Instead of it being a massive cause of angst and worry, let it be a motivating factor - let it drive you to be like "I want to show my teacher how much I've learnt"

I know you said your friends are getting you down and it's not your personal mindset that's doing so - so I'd recommend having a chat to them and being honest with them. Tell them that cheesy quote or whatever haha. Hopefully if you can honestly tell your friends that their attitude is affecting you, they'll pay attention to what they're doing and try to modify the way they act!