- [Narrator] How often do you check up
on your physical health versus your mental health?
For physical health, you know what foods are better
and that exercise is important, right?
However, your mental health is often not greatly emphasized.
You may go about your daily life
without really thinking too much
about how certain habits affect you mentally.
Here are seven habits
that are endangering your mental health.
And by the way, we have a treat for you
at the end of this video
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Number one, too much self deprecation
and negative self-talk.
Self deprecating jokes
seem to be the only way out of awkward situations, right?
Making such jokes about any aspect of yourself
is often a nod towards low self-esteem
or having a negative image of yourself.
It can be an unhealthy coping mechanism you fall back onto
every time you face an uncomfortable situation.
Another habit connected to this is fishing
for compliments by making negative comments about yourself
so that others can compliment and validate you.
Patricia Celan, a psychiatry resident
at Dalhousie University
explains that making negative comments about yourself
serves to cement those beliefs
and reinforces brain pathways for negativity.
Number two, poor sleep.
I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.
Wonderland's White Rabbit was always in a hurry.
Has this habit rubbed off on you too?
Does it feel like you have so much to do
and not enough time to rest?
Your piling tasks and responsibilities
don't allow for any downtime,
in all this frenzy, you forget to get proper sleep.
Poor sleep can result in being irritable,
becoming easily overwhelmed
and having difficulty concentrating explains Patricia Celan.
She states that for people with mental illness
or for those vulnerable to mental health issues,
sleep deprivation can even trigger a mental illness episode.
Number three, checking your phone too much.
Smartphones are basically a part of our hands now, right?
You use them for work, appointments,
social media, connecting with friends and family
and checking the weather or news.
However, according to the University of Gothenburg,
checking your phone too often is also a cause
for mental distress, especially after you've just woken up
or before you go to bed.
It causes mood and sleep dysregulations.
This can also give you a case of tech neck,
which creates tension
and can cause pain in your neck and spine area.
Number four, procrastinating and disorganization.
Have you heard that procrastination is the thief of time?
Not only that, it also eats away at your mental health.
It's an avoidance strategy that raises stress levels
and lowers levels of wellbeing.
Chronic procrastination can also result
in low self confidence, reduced energy
and poor performance at work or at school.
This leads to poor mental health down the road.
It is a feeling of life passing you by, says Forrest Talley,
a California based clinical psychologist.
When you don't have a daily routine or order,
it provides hopelessness about your future
and a lack of faith in yourself.
Wellness coach, Annie Michalski,
explains that creating predictability does wonders
for your mental health,
as well as your physical and emotional health.
Number five, overspending and not having a budget.
How closely do you keep a budget?
Spending money on things you enjoy once in a while is fun.
And it's like a reward.
However, overspending as a habit is actually harmful
to your mental and financial health.
Not having a budget can spell disaster
as it creates money related stress.
Clinical psychologist Derek Mihalcin
explains that we have the ability to reduce
or eliminate financial stress, but sadly,
live with the worry it creates every day.
We spend too much time trying to justify our actions
instead of changing our habits.
While living on a budget might not be something you enjoy
or want to do, it can have great benefits
for reducing stress about money.
Number six, not enough alone time.
Do you make time to enjoy your hobbies?
How often do you hang out with friends and family?
It's true, human beings do require
healthy amounts of social interaction
and that amount is unique to everyone.
The threat to your mental health
starts when you're putting too much time
into being around people
instead of having time to be by yourself.
One of the benefits of being alone is listening to your body
and using that time to reset and get more me time
and to continue to discover and create your own identity.
It can be exhausting to be around people all the time.
So having a time where you are fully yourself
in your own space is extremely important.
And number seven, worrying too much about being nice.
Do you agree that kindness is a virtue
that the world can always use more of?
It's a balance between being generous
and open whilst having boundaries and focusing on respect.
A 2017 University of Oxford study
showed that kindness boosts happiness,
not only for the recipient but for the giver.
But, there's always a but, right?
When you start to think too much about being nice,
it is harmful to your mental health.
Yes, that's because you're not operating
from a place of genuine honesty and kindness.
You are trying to be liked or going with a flow
you don't want to be going along with,
you worry too much about what people think
and put their needs above your wants and needs.
If you especially don't enjoy spending time with someone,
licensed health counselor, Don Friedman
states that it's not mean to limit your time with them.
We're allowed to not like people
and we don't owe them anything more
than basic human respect.
While you can't change habits overnight,
challenging yourself to start
with just one can have a big impact
on your mental health going forward, keep doing your best.
And don't forget to rest.
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