I found a bunch of ways to help balance everything again
Mark didn't realise spending so much time online was the cause of his stress.
"Thanks Kids Helpline for helping me."
Mark, 17
"I was always on my phone and got anxious without it."
I never really noticed how much time I spent online until I started to feel exhausted at school. I was catching up on Facebook and gaming with my friends online, but I always lost track of time and it was 2am before I got to sleep! My friends were getting annoyed because they thought I wasn’t listening to them. My parents were worried and got mad because I was always in my room on my laptop. I also realised how much work I had to do for my end of year exams.
When I started to think about it I realised I was always on my phone. For me, using my phone for games was an escape from all that stress.Thankfully my friend told me about Kids Helpline. I wanted to say thanks to KHL for helping me pick up on what was actually happening to me. I found a bunch of ways to help balance everything again.
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