Get informed : Violence

Questioning yourself. Although violence may allow you to obtain what you want, you nevertheless lose something. Violence always ends up having unpleasant consequences for everyone concerned.

Your gains versus your losses. You may be losing more by continuing to be violent than by changing. Identify:

• Why you resort to violence.
• Situations that lead you to resort to violence.
• The consequences of these behaviours on you.
• How victims of violence feel.

Problem resolution. If you want to learn how to express frustration in acceptable ways rather than through violence, you need to:

• Accept that you have a problem
• Talk about your problems with people you trust
• Realize the advantages of changing
• Make reparations for some of your errors
• Take the time to identify the signs that you’re about to become violent
• Find more appropriate ways to meet your needs
• Use available resources, such as Tel-jeunes, and counsellors in your school and organizations that specialize in the management of violent behaviour