Toxic Productivity during lockdown | Mental Health Awareness Week - BBC

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[Gus-cgyp]

No facebook, no twiter and no all that crap !!! that' s the best way to feel better !!! Gus

[dav_poy]

This isn't a new phenomenon. Social media has turned the life of a young person into a never-ending performance. Scrolling through a parade of people's holiday snaps, wedding outfits and masters degree certificates makes you feel that you must always be achieving, moving forward, offering insight, being limitlessly empathetic, having educated views on news stories, and so on. This situation has just brought it into sharper focus. Delete your accounts and just live.

[EdwardOberon]

Sleeping enough and being creative in whatever it is that makes you happy. That's it... That's all you need.

[ceh]

I came off Facebook in January, I felt I'd spend all day on it, and didn't spend enough time with my kids or doing much in the day, i will never go back on it, was sick of seeing people boasting about their probably fake lives, I'm still on messenger to keep in contact with friends and family as I live in England and they live in Wales, but Facebook scrolling is no longer a habit for me

[beanl]

"no matter how productive you are, you're always left with that guilty thinking of not having done more" - this is exactly how I'm feeling! I've cooked gourmet dishes, baked complex goods, painted every day, exercised almost every day, and read multiple books, done a lot of gardening, and I still feel guilty every time I'm not doing something! 😓

[Gblonkers]

I’m gonna do it! I’m going to get out of bed to lie on the sofa!

[MissBexilou]

I feel suicidal in this lockdown.
I literally can’t cope on my own, trying to homeschool my 2 children.
Not being able to go out. I’ve never felt so ill. I had postnatal depression when my youngest son was a baby. But this is even worse. There is so much pressure on us Mums. It’s ok if your an academic type of person but I’m not. I’m waking up with panic attacks every night, I can’t sleep, I can’t eat. I can’t take much more of this 😢

[thedudeabides]

All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.

Blaise Pascal

[margrho]

"Have you heard all those people on the internet telling you that you can simply 'choose joy' and overcome reality with positive thinking? Well, THAT is a toxic positivity message right there!"

[aeriumfour]

I've been studying and reading constantly throughout all this (I'm a psych student), I've had no problems at all.
Avoid social media, avoid comparisons, just do what you want and enjoy it.
Don't feel like you NEED to do something just because someone says to do it, there's plenty of time for that later if you still want to.
Just take this time off to do what you enjoy, and relax if you want to.

[valeria-ssz]

Could you also do a video on toxic positivity? Thanks

[Andrewx]

"Toxic" is possibly the most overused word from the last ten years. It's used to refer to humans more these days than it is for hazardous materials

[kapoorvarun]

THANKS A LOT, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST USEFUL VIDEOS I HAVE COME ACROSS IN THE LAST 1 YEAR.
I FEEL SO LESS GUILTY FOR MYSELF NOW.
THANKS AGAIN AND GOD BLESS

[DrJulie]

Thank you so much guys I enjoyed making this ❤

[christinethornhill]

Just do your own thing, be comfortable with yourself, and don't give a hoot about what anyone else might spout on about ! Main thing is to keep well and stay as safe as possible. ❤️

[nickob]

I spend a lot of time not doing is not eating, very good for you, not watching TV, not going to shops, not smoking, not worrying... if you look at dogs they don't on the face of it achieve anything, but just by 'being' can bring so much comfort and friendship.A good thing to study during lockdown is Tao, another is microgreens

[maxmac]

I've picked my guitar back up again after 10 year break. I've learnt to juggle and am currently learning didgeridoo, good for lung strength. I've completed Rise of the Tomb Raider and return of the Jedi. It could be worse, i could be a front line worker risking my life every day. I just imagine if there was no internet, no social media. The possibilities are endless. On a side note, i might also be turning into a raging alcoholic, hey ho.

[NibberKSmooth]

At last! Someone who has EI and says it's genuinely ok to do what you want, sensibly. Thank you!

[elonpapasavelooner]

My country went into lockdown at 90 cases and opened up schools, restaurants and basically everything at 1700 cases a day, my family has been infected and we're literally suffering, have exams after a few months and oh boy am I losing my shit. I literally have no motivation due to colleges being on and off constantly, quarantine fatigue and dealing with my own depression. I feel like I'm not doing enough but at the same time for what?! I cant believe we're in a full blown pandemic and the government is more worried about feuling economy and raising tourism instead of placing more ventilators in hospital and making graveyard space for dead bodies and corona patients.

[SwitchUpYt]

I think making sure you achieve something worthwhile in this time is actually really beneficial during this time. I don't feel I've failed on days I don't, but if I take the "meh" attitude then the whole time has been wasted.