6 Habits That Are Depleting Your Mental Health

There are some habits we have… that we’d be better without. Then, there are the habits that can really cause some damage to our mental health over the long run. ‘What type of habits’ you may ask? Well, here are a few common habits that can negatively affect your mental health.

Writer: Michal Mitchell
Script Editor & Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
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[Psychgo]

October is mental health awareness month. What are you doing for Oct?

[highliving-animatedvideos]

*6 habits that are depleting your mental health*
0:19 - Always being on social media
1:28 - Over-critical and negative thinking
2:09 - Thinking you can’t change for the better
3:20 - Never exercising
4:04 - Always arguing with your siblings
5:14 - Not sleeping enough

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[TEAforMIND]

Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love. Don't get so busy taking care of others that you forget ❤YOU❤ are important too!

[avidhossanmansur]

Really quitting social media was the best thing I did in probably my life. Now I read e-books, paint and meditate instead of scrolling for hours at a time. Constantly being reminded of what you don't have and that you are not good enough for anything will make anyone depressed and it's just natural. Filling your head with problems that you haven't encountered and probably never will doesn't make sense, does it? Only misery is contagious not happiness. Focusing on real-world problems that appear in your life will improve it a million-fold I know cuz it happened to me. Use the internet as a learning tool don't let it use you.

[solarsystem]

Always on social media: Yup
Overcritical of myself: Yup
Im stuck being the same aka ignoring negative habits: Yup
Never exercising: Yup
Always arguing with siblings: No (they are moved out)
Not enough sleep: Yup




SO basically I am an unhealthy bag of flesh.

[tannishqrt]

7th habit : Thinking about someone so deeply, who doesn't even care about you.

[chynabarbieeeeee]

If anyone is struggling and reading this, sweetheart, you are beautiful, you're not a burden. Your life matters, whatever it is will get better. I'm so glad you are here, and I want you to stay 💕

[DuckyWuckyReal]

Literally the first one
“The 3am youtube binges.Stop”
Me who’s binging phyc2go’s videos at 1:12 am: 👁👄👁👌

[hermannlagrange]

For the second habit: I'm not an expert, but I suspect it would also be healthy not to view them as failures, but rather learning curves. If you can identify something you could have done better, you have learned something you didn't know before. That alone has made you more competent.

It assures the person that there is a brighter future, while reassuring them that what happened was not necessarily in vein, but only part of the course. All Humans make mistakes. All Humans.

[datboi]

1. always being on social media 0:19
2. over-critical and negative thinking 1:28
3. thinking you can't change for the better 2:10
4. never exercising 3:20
5. always arguing with your sibling 4:05
6. not sleeping enough 5:14
I hope I could help!

[MrLAVAKIVAKA]

Sometimes not being around at all just feels like the best solution to everything.

[MrCuriousVoyeur]

Amanda's voice almost makes me feel an ASMR sensation.

Also on the topic: constantly feeling guilt over the past and/or feeling worried about the future won't change either. And more likely drive you to depression.

[tasiacross]

I try not to be on social media all the time. I try to give myself a time limit. Also my relationship with my sibling hasn't always been the best. It's mostly jealously of me. Because I have a disability so I was watched more. Not saying I got more of the love. It's just so hard this community has helped me so much. You have no idea

[finlyl]

Being an overthinker at the same time a teenager, this was kinda helpful

[drdotey]

I stoped someone from commiting suicide yesterday and im over the head with joy. Im getting spammed with thank you messages. I still cant beleave i managed to get him away from commiting suicide.

[VitchAndVorty]

Deleting my Facebook account last year was the best decision I've ever made.


Also, I haven't had enough sleep for more than a decade now. It's always 4-6 hours of sleep every day. It's not even on the normal sleep hours...

[jaysouthmusic]

That is why I'm not on social media as much anymore because I seen what it did to my mental health. Now since I've taken more breaks away from it, I been living more of my life in the moment and I'm much more happier

[N.F.E.]

When I had social media, I remember not being satisfied with anything. I was in a negative mood and social media would raise my anxiety because of a lot of the things posted.

I started to post less on social media and would only check certain things but then I decided it's best to delete it altogether. I deleted my accounts last year and I have no regrets.

I'm in a better mood, I wake up with more energy and I'm more focused. I use my time more wisely and I have less stress and less anxiety. Life is better without social media.

The only time I would ever get back on it is if I had my own business. That is the only exception.

[ThaTrisme]

Sometimes we all forget or give up on our good habits I really love this channel, it's like a little reminder clock that tells you to go back to your good habits so you can feel better

[DrJustininJapan]

Never exercising or at least not getting fresh air periodically can wreak havoc on your mental health. SO IMPORTANT to take time for yourself and put that phone on airplane mode for a bit and just be in the moment