@@Psych2go I just think the main issue with my life is I have no goal and nothing to strive for I don't really have the money to "find out what's wrong with my brain" by society's standards. I just chose to live day by day and not care all that much.
Timestamps 1). Food is your life 0:22 2). Craving artificial dopamine 1:12 3). Overspending 2:04 4). Up late for no reason 2:45 5). All work and no play 3:42 Hope this helps you out. Hope you have a nice day. 💙💙💙💙💙💙
I literally just watched this video at 11pm because I'm back to work tomorrow doing a job I hate, and wanted to drag my Sunday night leisure time out just a bit longer. I know I'll be tired tomorrow, as I have to get up at 6am, but staying up later makes me feel like I'm taking back control of my life. I'm glad you called me out on this bad habit.
With time I realise how shame rules our life. For someone only a little, for others (me) it is a major part of their every-day existance. The worst part is though, that it is unconscious. You are doing all these avoidant activities to limit any possible exposure to being ashamed. Thinking about where does this come from helps, but in the end, it might not be something you can fix now. Instead, you have to actively rectify it yourself and that is super hard... So for anyone else struggling with shame and feeling inadequate, I salute you, you are stronger, than you think. And we can and will get better.
Sleep management has always been a big issue. Always trying to avoid using electronic devices but still my body refuses to sleep when it should and then in the morning you feel sluggish or depressed without any motivation to get up. And waking up for work always makes me go on high stressed alert with the fear of arriving late all due to the sleep pattern issue
4 out of 5, yeah... Is not easy. First, I've struggle with my binge eating disorde for 9 years, I was sooo ashamed talkin' to a therapist and that is why time passed. It has also decreased in the last 2 years but it's still in my life and that make me feel disappointed about myself. And that is reflecting in my motivation at all. Also, I often overspend money for food& drinks and still no having any economies. Overspending at night with confortable content or over educating myself to the point that I don't wanna learn amymore and being burned out in exam session, which is a form of workaholism if u think. Now I'm in process of reorganizing my life by healthy principles, but it's hard by my own and often end up with me relapsing. Thank u for all the work and kindness which u put in your videos!
Two years ago I started to work full time in my family’s business. It’s quite of a stressfull job and my mental health got worse than ever. I didn’t know binge eating was a thing, a bad thing. As I live with my parents and I don’t have to pay the bills, I would spend all of the money I earned in junk food, to then proceed to hide the trash in my room instead of directly throwing it out. This behaviour then was followed by sleepless nights of unbearable guilt. I still do it sometimes and I’m not proud of it, but I’m glad I’m getting better now that I’m receiving psychological attention
Congratulations! I must ask, what were some changes that you applied to your life? How did you end up losing so much weight? Can you share any secrets with us? :)
@@Psych2go Vyvanse made a HUGE difference. It boosted the low moods that made me want to binge eat. It's especially helpful since I also have ADHD. Once there, I used therapy and distraction so that I'd only want to eat when I was hungry, not if I was bored or had cravings. I still have relapses, but I get back on track quick enough. Recently, I've started walking to exercise now that I'm not morbidly obese anymore. It's much easier to move around now! I hope to lose 100 lb total by the end of the year.
It's amazing that you're getting the help with the right medication, therapy, and distractions. We hope that the rest of your weight loss journey will be a great success for you. Congratulations and thank you for sharing your jouney with us.
@@Psych2go YW! It really boils down to the main solution for all addictions: treat and resolve the negative feelings you're trying to numb yourself from. Grief, trauma, depression, abuse, hardship, etc. Genuinely happy people don't feel the need to self-medicate.
I’ve got a question for Psych2Go that I’ve been curious about for a while now: Why is it that sometimes we find solace in self-sabotage? I know it’s a very strange-sounding question, but what I mean is that the results of some of our self-sabotaging lifestyles (isolation, lack of motivation, loss of interest in fun activities) can be weirdly addicting. I’m just speaking from experience here, so I don’t know how many people relate or if it makes any sense, but sometimes I find it oddly unappealing to make my life better, even though I consciously know I’d be better off doing so. My best guess as to why this happens is that it has something to do with familiarity, but that’s about it.
I kind of the same way. I'm starting to feel more comfortable when I'm angry/frustrated, and so when I'm not, I start thinking negatively, and consequently sabotage a good mood. What's worse is that I take it out on those I care about most, because when I'm in that foul mood, I just stop caring. I get icy and thorny. When I'm not in that mood, I recognize it is a very deep hole that is nasty to fall into, yet I can't seem to try hard to NOT fall in, and it's hard to get out of to boot. I don't know if it's some kind of self-punishment? I don't like being miserable all the time yet somehow I am more comfortable when I am.
You're pretty fast when it comes to these topics I'm working hard to improve myself once I turn 18 I'll move out and study more about money making I'll make myself physically and mentally fit , avoid destructive habits and become the best version of myself i hope there are others out there like me who have the same goals
Some people r bounded by their family and home. U can't grow staying at the same place either and on top of that a super negative environment. That's why many wait to turn 18 and move out
@@anonymoushitter yes agreed im not saying we can't learn or improve ourself at home. We can. A learning personality doesnt care much about the place but there's always a limit
Not just drugs an alcohol provide artificial dopamine but also things such as video games and social media, I personally really enjoy video games but find myself struggling to feel rewarded by more important tasks that actually keep my life on track. Doing a dopamine detox where you don’t engage in any activities that provide artificial dopamine for a day (or longer) really helps
I definitely am not a workaholic, but I do enjoy working sometimes. Obviously, if I have nothing else to do other than play video games or go on social media, I actually want to work to pass the time. It's not like I'm enjoying it very well, but I do feel a sense of accomplishment and reward from doing the work. (For example, any school worksheets, studying for tests, or projects/tasks asked to do from various places)
I can relate so much to the sleep one. Every time i try to sleep without using my phone, the urge to even hold it is strong. This has made me feel very exhausted in the morning, especially when I have school. Tomorrow is my quarterly exam, and I forgot to review most of my lessons because of it. (doing my best to review most of the lessons today). Watching this video has made me feel much more confident and happy since I now know this habit of mine is self-destructive. Im gonna take care of myself better and try to sleep more earlier this time !! :3
i just want to point out that working yourself to much can make you want to die. i work nearly 18 hours a day almost daily because i have nothing else to do and now feel incomplete and lost in life its not worth it.
I have a bad habit of being on the phone a lot. I do it to escape from something that makes me feel bad, but in reality then I realize that I'm only worse
I can relate to no. 4, though in my case it stems from decades of neglect and abuse, including financial abuse. I’ve spent the past five years working hard to close the book on that chapter once and for all, which now adds an epilogue of functional disownment to the as yet-unresolved extant trauma. I guess it doesn’t _fully_ qualify as self-destructive, since the consequences started with an apathetic, inattentive would-be role model, hence my drive to recover from these events. Still, if I was so oblivious to the harm it was causing me, even if I was too young and/or naïve to recognise it as “bad parenting” (yet still savvy enough to notice other kids’ parents being fairer than I’d known), then maybe it _was_ self-destructive…? All I know for certain is that, in retrospect of my preteen years, there were multiple instances of what I now know as red flags, and the prescription for my rose-tinted glasses is expired. 💔
For me, the biggest hurdle was acknowledging where I have problems. No one had given me the right level of direction that I ended up falling into the same problems over and over. When I acknowledge the hurdle, I needed to ask for help and different effective tactics to help me change. Sure it was tough at the start but I'm starting to see things differently now in an improved manner.
Up late, watching this right now... I have no excuse as i did nothing all day yet don't want to go to bed, i feel awful and dont wanna go to sleep in fear i cant fall asleep... but i am tired😅 I definitely have a bad relationship with food and depression, and the late sleep routine, i go to bed at 23/24 but cannot fall asleep til 2-3 on bad days i started staying on my phone in fear of not falling asleep and now j am not falling asleep cause i am on my phone...
My dopamine comes more from pleasure. Trying to break the habit, but it’s more difficult when you’re lonely with no partners that are interested in you.
Let’s be honest we all have 4 sleeping late that 1 phrase describes my well being but if you want sleep early wake up early something bout waking up early and being alone doing anything you want is a great thing in my opinion
Just came here to say, Thank you for all you have done, i no longer feel the need to watch some of your videos because i feel much better with myself if you would say this to me a year ago, that hes not constantly in mental pain, he wouldn't believe you. Thank you for all that you have done. Thanks alot to you im finally starting to relize who i am and what i aspire to be. (Still i have no idea what i want to do in the future though lol, maybe a RUclipsr. Although there will be big competition)
1 MINUTES AGO???? Always trying to come here on time to watch these amazing and helpful videos! To be honest, my well-being has improved because of these videos.
@@Psych2go I’ve tried to watch as many of the mental health help videos on your channel. Before this, I was watching multiple of your depression videos because I think I have depression. The thing is is that I don’t have the confidence to tell my parents. Though watching those videos helped me realize that there are thousands of people that are sharing the same problems. Everyday, I am learning more and more about my mental health. I’ve also tried implementing the knowledge these videos give me to try to improve my life such as a daily routine. Keep up the amazing work! This channel is helping millions of lives.
Thank you for the detailed reply and the kind words. We're so glad that our content was able to help you navigate through your depression. We hope to continue to provide great content so that everyone in the world can benefit through the videos we produce. Thank you for watching and for sharing your wonderful experience with us.
Guilty of spending money. The staying up late is because right now i don’t work and my fiancé usually works nights and i want to spend time with him. I’m aware i need to get back to work. I have a lot of disdain for the general public due to working at a grocery store. I saw the worst of people, was in constant state of worrying that i get stabbed or hurt due to homeless or shoplifters. Management seemed to not care about my safety concerns. I also had to work my behind off and do the work of two to three people as a courtesy clerk, and also usually had to be a backup checker, along with dealing with all the drama and having been sexually harassed
I relate to overspending because I spend on things I like than saving up money on important things. And I stay up late either because I’m not tired or I couldn’t sleep.
I do stay up late into the night and early morning but I work nights and don’t have to be any where until 3 in the afternoon so I think my sleep schedule is just shifted. Although it does annoy my family that works normal hours
Well, food is life is definitely my habit. And while I know it is bad, I just do not know what to do if I actually get rid of such a habit. How can I feel better about my current situation or circumstance if I do not eat in order to feel better?
I often and ALWAYS want to just eat something. I hate it i hate it i hate it. I can’t even go see a therapist or anything because my parents think im just FAT and i can’t really explain to them because if i do, they’ll think im just being LAZY AND LYING. I don’t tell anyone i know in real life because i feel like no one would care or understand that i want to not feel this GUILT whenever im hungry. I’m trying to stop but i CANT. I hate this i hate this so much. Doesn’t help that i use food as comfort. Maybe im just overeating and honestly i dont think i have a disorder, i just eat too much. If i tell my parents i want to diet myself it’s torture, since they’ll laugh and just…push aside my thoughts. I don’t know how to stop.
for me i have a lot of problems sleeping, i often get sucked into different activities when i sleep this is a horrible habit that i am currently trying to fix, having a schedule is personally a way to help since i can have a fixed amount of time for fun and work this may not be a solution for everyone but for me it really helps.
I def have workaholic and the staying up late for no reason thing. Unfortunately these days people don't understand people being self employed but still getting burned out. To them you just stay home all day but for you your home is your office. So they judge you for being a bit more messy than them even though you stay in longer and you can even work all night and just have to stay up the next day because you have things to do. Helping people be a bit more compassionate towards people like that would help alot.
I’ve had many of tyese habits in the past and still has some. I’m tryibg to overcome them but the hardest one is the money. I am only 17 right now but still spend alot. I appreciate these videoes since they can help many people
I have to apolgize but these are not just "bad" or "self destructive" habits. Most of them might be caused by really harmfull experiences or even traumas. In most cases they cannot be just "stopped now" and need more help and support. And please be sensible about the phrase "you have to stop it now", it can put even more pressure on the affected people to cuase more harm.
I've had all of these to some degree at one point in my life. The one about "artificial dopamine" is still something I relate to. More so for sexual release, and a combination of gaming and exercise. I don't game more-so for the effects, or the leisure. I do it more-so for the idea of improvement, and being part of something greater, like a competition. (That's probably why games that're combined with exercise are so addictive to me.) My craving for artificial dopamine is damaging more-so because it makes my wife feel like she can't live up to my desires. As I've gotten older I'm gotten better control of the naughty thoughts in my head, and have learned to be with the tension in my head when I want to release, but I can't. The gaming + exercise portion of it has been better constructed and limited in ways I like as time went on, it's just the sexual area of my life I'm still not aligned with
I seriously appreciate the incites your video's have given me. I have made immense progress identifying the root cause of my issues and taken steps to improve my life. However as someone who has no support network or any access to therapy and proper treatment, how is one supposed to tackle these challenges? Asking as someone who is desperately trying to tackle this mountain alone and it feels there is no resources available...
I can't relate to any of these, especially the awful sleeping habit or the eating habit, instead I stop eating when full, and every night I go to bed at 10pm then wake up at 8am
Year ago, I had a trouble sleeping at night(just staring at the phone until I will be asleep) but lately, I started to sleep more and just sleep at the right time, since I had school at 8 AM(because of that, I would be overwhelmed at the day time and sleep later evening) but now, since school is over, my sleeping habit started to take me over again(but I’m trying to get more sleep and try not to stay for so long watching my phone at night) Just wanted to share my thoughts and experience with this ^^
I feel alone in my self harm and self love struggle, I wanted to find a teen app place to talk to other teens or age grownups to support each other, that teens and age grown-ups can be very supportive of their own self and they feel safe in that app.
I wish more people understood that harmful coping mechanisms are an attempt to keep much deeper and more overwhelming issues at bay, and not just write them off as "laziness" or simply "not being disciplined." Part of what makes taking the 1st step so hard is that most ppl react just as badly to the situation as u do. But yeah, I'm going to try to help my own situation where I can, even if others won't. Ty Psych2Go for coming from a genuine place of kindness and trying to help instead of just anger♥
Amazing video! I can relate to staying up for no reason and i starting noticing everything on this video thats happening to me everyday. I really really have bad memory, like i can't remember a basic thing. And also i don't like staying outdoors. Ill get better ❤
God dam this channel keeps being there when you least expect it. Thankfully some of these i have avoided but others well. Im making a effort to control spending and reduce unnecessary cost and so far i have saved a few hundred bucks within 3 weeks of potential purchases. Tho i wish i didn’t need the micro transaction machine (car) to get around cause then the chain would be broken and my spending would go down thousands of dollars.
Is there a chance you could make a video about how to deal with a shocking diagnosis or a disease you are living with? I really love the way your videos work for me whenever I feel down and need a life check
Just the sleep one for me. Unfortunately my partner seems to have that too, as well as some overspending and the potential for artificial dopamine craving. We’ll see where that goes. Oh boy.
Not me watching this 1 in the morning I've been staying up all the way to 4 am but I'm not tired to go to sleep so I end up sleeping all day and awake all nigh..
A good start to combat a binge eating disorder is substitution, like swithing sweets for fruit and soft drinks for water... trust me♡ your blood pressure will thank you with more energy 😁
I definitely have a binge eating disorder. I have never done drugs or alcohol but eating junk has been my chronic substance abuse. I have had an issue with overspending too… I’ve also had issues with insomnia. I am not sure how to get help for it.
I am a young female that recently lost her father my senior year and I've been feeling very lost and depressed. If you have a video or could possibly make a video for like tips or maybe what I could possibly do to better my mental
Just recently got into a car wreck because i fell asleep behind the wheel. The officer asked how much i worked and i told him my schedule: 50hrs a week which is nothing. What i didnt tell him was that i have this nasty habit of staying awake doing whatever, and not properly going to sleep till around midnight-1 in the morning when i know im supposed to be up at 5 am. Doing this once or twice in the week is perfectly manageable, but i dont allow myself proper sleep till the weekend.
I mean, while it would definitely be a good solution to just "quit these bad habits" and "get a better life", its definitely not that easy. Having severe depression, eating is one of those dopamine hits that actually, well, makes me feel good, if only for a minute or two. Yes, I've gained a lot of kgs after my diagnosis, and even though I train and exercise just as much, they just keep on coming. Same goes for alcohol. It's good to actually get to feel "good" once in a while, and whilst it obviously isn't the solution (which food isnt either, I know that) at least it gives me a break of suicidal thoughts, wanting to die, hating myself, and basically understanding that the actions I do only lead to more self-loathing down the line. But sometimes, just SOMETIMES, you need a break! And I of course will never know, but maybe that break was the thing that made me make it to another day (even though I doubt it). But at least its something that resembles "normal" and "feeling good". It's definitely not as easy as to just "stop bad habits" and then life gets better. I'd almost say its as good of an advice as "just get happier" when someone says their depressed. That's not how it works. I'm not saying it couldn't be a building block, but for people who are down, it definitely ain't that easy.
Me, having known for years that I am guilty of all of the first four of these five things: "I was hoping that there were other things I could stop doing, and not any of these things"
As a recovering drug addict certain music, songs, food even areas of the city cause cravings. Though the shame of being a drug addict gets pushed down when your high as a kite and think your fooling everyone cos while your high you think your acting normal.... NOPE everyone can see your high as a kite and only when you come down from that high does the shame really kicks in... so you take more drugs and feel nothing but the high and don't care again... the cycle then continues
Q. What happens if you think of food all the time but don't get hungry? I think about food all the time, I eat because I have too. If I don't eat 1meal a day. I will and do eat 1 meal a week. Example of a meal. A satchel of microwave porridge with whole milk. Or a slice of cheese with bread.
i have the not being able to control myself thing, idk why i just do, i try to stop but my brain goes: “a meal isnt done if youre full, but only if you finish.”
My issues also are physical one affecting my head...cycle of that. Exercise sure but it does cure chronic anemia. Diet being healthy sure but it isn't a cure all for everything. Well lets go back to your favorite color determines your personality and stars you are born under dertirmines your fate as comfort I guess.
Hi everyone. Never been the first comment before. Odd. But seriously I’ll watch this video in a second. I need to go eat a bunch and get my Amazon package. I’m also too tired cause I was up late watching videos. *Later after watching* “Oh dear…”
Someone make a summary because I am way too busy and occupied with the many things that I do and I don't have time to watch this 5 minute video, my time is too precious
I like that you don’t just list the bad habits, but also offer solutions
Of course! Which of the 5 points do you think was the most helpful for you?
Timestamps:-
0:25- food is your life
1:15- craving artificial dopamine
2:05- overspending
2:46- up late for no reason
3:43- all work and no play
Thank you for the time stamps!
@@Psych2go I just think the main issue with my life is I have no goal and nothing to strive for I don't really have the money to "find out what's wrong with my brain" by society's standards. I just chose to live day by day and not care all that much.
The first three are All about DOPAMINE levels actually.
Lucky i don’t any of these things
I think my habit is food is my life and staying up for no reason-
A girl with a soothing voice telling me i matter was the best thing that happened today.....
For me it's staying up late not allowing myself to be happy and pushing people away from me
Psych2Go may not be pregnant but they never fail to deliver.
lmao😂
Unless of course....😂
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Nice line
interesting way to put it XD
Timestamps
1). Food is your life 0:22
2). Craving artificial dopamine 1:12
3). Overspending 2:04
4). Up late for no reason 2:45
5). All work and no play 3:42
Hope this helps you out. Hope you have a nice day. 💙💙💙💙💙💙
@@cherryblossomisemo thanks for the compliment 💙💙💙💙💙💙
For people at work timestamps are the way.
@@godemperorforever thanks for the compliment 💙💙💙💙💙💙
Thank-you!!
@@Kc-dq7zj not a problem happy to help
I literally just watched this video at 11pm because I'm back to work tomorrow doing a job I hate, and wanted to drag my Sunday night leisure time out just a bit longer. I know I'll be tired tomorrow, as I have to get up at 6am, but staying up later makes me feel like I'm taking back control of my life. I'm glad you called me out on this bad habit.
We really need to be thankful that these guys exist, because most of us wouldn't be here if they didn't.
Thanks so much for saying that! And we wouldn't be here if it weren't for people like you who enjoy our channel :)
1. Food is your life.
2. Craving artificial dopamine
3. Overspending
4. Up late for no reason
5. Over work and no play
Thank you for the key points!
With time I realise how shame rules our life. For someone only a little, for others (me) it is a major part of their every-day existance. The worst part is though, that it is unconscious. You are doing all these avoidant activities to limit any possible exposure to being ashamed. Thinking about where does this come from helps, but in the end, it might not be something you can fix now. Instead, you have to actively rectify it yourself and that is super hard... So for anyone else struggling with shame and feeling inadequate, I salute you, you are stronger, than you think. And we can and will get better.
Sleep management has always been a big issue. Always trying to avoid using electronic devices but still my body refuses to sleep when it should and then in the morning you feel sluggish or depressed without any motivation to get up. And waking up for work always makes me go on high stressed alert with the fear of arriving late all due to the sleep pattern issue
4 out of 5, yeah... Is not easy. First, I've struggle with my binge eating disorde for 9 years, I was sooo ashamed talkin' to a therapist and that is why time passed. It has also decreased in the last 2 years but it's still in my life and that make me feel disappointed about myself. And that is reflecting in my motivation at all. Also, I often overspend money for food& drinks and still no having any economies. Overspending at night with confortable content or over educating myself to the point that I don't wanna learn amymore and being burned out in exam session, which is a form of workaholism if u think. Now I'm in process of reorganizing my life by healthy principles, but it's hard by my own and often end up with me relapsing. Thank u for all the work and kindness which u put in your videos!
I relate u:
1)Food is ur life
2)Up late for no reason
Two years ago I started to work full time in my family’s business. It’s quite of a stressfull job and my mental health got worse than ever. I didn’t know binge eating was a thing, a bad thing. As I live with my parents and I don’t have to pay the bills, I would spend all of the money I earned in junk food, to then proceed to hide the trash in my room instead of directly throwing it out. This behaviour then was followed by sleepless nights of unbearable guilt.
I still do it sometimes and I’m not proud of it, but I’m glad I’m getting better now that I’m receiving psychological attention
I'm a recovering binge eater. I thought I'd never stop "needing" dessert to feel better. 10 months later, I lost 55 lb, and healthier than ever!
Congratulations! I must ask, what were some changes that you applied to your life? How did you end up losing so much weight? Can you share any secrets with us? :)
@@Psych2go Vyvanse made a HUGE difference. It boosted the low moods that made me want to binge eat. It's especially helpful since I also have ADHD. Once there, I used therapy and distraction so that I'd only want to eat when I was hungry, not if I was bored or had cravings. I still have relapses, but I get back on track quick enough. Recently, I've started walking to exercise now that I'm not morbidly obese anymore. It's much easier to move around now! I hope to lose 100 lb total by the end of the year.
It's amazing that you're getting the help with the right medication, therapy, and distractions. We hope that the rest of your weight loss journey will be a great success for you. Congratulations and thank you for sharing your jouney with us.
@@Psych2go YW! It really boils down to the main solution for all addictions: treat and resolve the negative feelings you're trying to numb yourself from. Grief, trauma, depression, abuse, hardship, etc. Genuinely happy people don't feel the need to self-medicate.
Same
I’ve got a question for Psych2Go that I’ve been curious about for a while now: Why is it that sometimes we find solace in self-sabotage? I know it’s a very strange-sounding question, but what I mean is that the results of some of our self-sabotaging lifestyles (isolation, lack of motivation, loss of interest in fun activities) can be weirdly addicting. I’m just speaking from experience here, so I don’t know how many people relate or if it makes any sense, but sometimes I find it oddly unappealing to make my life better, even though I consciously know I’d be better off doing so. My best guess as to why this happens is that it has something to do with familiarity, but that’s about it.
I kind of the same way. I'm starting to feel more comfortable when I'm angry/frustrated, and so when I'm not, I start thinking negatively, and consequently sabotage a good mood. What's worse is that I take it out on those I care about most, because when I'm in that foul mood, I just stop caring. I get icy and thorny. When I'm not in that mood, I recognize it is a very deep hole that is nasty to fall into, yet I can't seem to try hard to NOT fall in, and it's hard to get out of to boot. I don't know if it's some kind of self-punishment? I don't like being miserable all the time yet somehow I am more comfortable when I am.
The all work and no play one really hit home for me, unfortunately it caused a lot of issues in my romantic relationship and my own health
You're pretty fast when it comes to these topics I'm working hard to improve myself once I turn 18 I'll move out and study more about money making I'll make myself physically and mentally fit , avoid destructive habits and become the best version of myself i hope there are others out there like me who have the same goals
why not just make yourself healthy now if your not doing good?why wait for the future do to that?,feels like ur beating around the bush
Some people r bounded by their family and home. U can't grow staying at the same place either and on top of that a super negative environment. That's why many wait to turn 18 and move out
@@ataraxiaplz at least you can try to help urself just a little bit if you know ur not doing good
@@ataraxiaplz yep that's the reason
@@anonymoushitter yes agreed im not saying we can't learn or improve ourself at home. We can. A learning personality doesnt care much about the place but there's always a limit
Not just drugs an alcohol provide artificial dopamine but also things such as video games and social media, I personally really enjoy video games but find myself struggling to feel rewarded by more important tasks that actually keep my life on track. Doing a dopamine detox where you don’t engage in any activities that provide artificial dopamine for a day (or longer) really helps
I definitely am not a workaholic, but I do enjoy working sometimes. Obviously, if I have nothing else to do other than play video games or go on social media, I actually want to work to pass the time. It's not like I'm enjoying it very well, but I do feel a sense of accomplishment and reward from doing the work. (For example, any school worksheets, studying for tests, or projects/tasks asked to do from various places)
I can relate so much to the sleep one. Every time i try to sleep without using my phone, the urge to even hold it is strong. This has made me feel very exhausted in the morning, especially when I have school. Tomorrow is my quarterly exam, and I forgot to review most of my lessons because of it. (doing my best to review most of the lessons today). Watching this video has made me feel much more confident and happy since I now know this habit of mine is self-destructive. Im gonna take care of myself better and try to sleep more earlier this time !! :3
wow, you can take care of yourself? damn, you’re lucky
the mention of "shame" is of key relevance, especially when it's coming to mental illness induced by workplace
i just want to point out that working yourself to much can make you want to die. i work nearly 18 hours a day almost daily because i have nothing else to do and now feel incomplete and lost in life its not worth it.
I have a bad habit of being on the phone a lot. I do it to escape from something that makes me feel bad, but in reality then I realize that I'm only worse
I do it due to disillusionment of the world
Same here, but also to escape reality because I tend to learn more online than reality
Almost all of those habits (not drugs/alcohol). I am so drained by it all and yet can’t seem to stop. 😢
I can relate to no. 4, though in my case it stems from decades of neglect and abuse, including financial abuse.
I’ve spent the past five years working hard to close the book on that chapter once and for all, which now adds an epilogue of functional disownment to the as yet-unresolved extant trauma.
I guess it doesn’t _fully_ qualify as self-destructive, since the consequences started with an apathetic, inattentive would-be role model, hence my drive to recover from these events.
Still, if I was so oblivious to the harm it was causing me, even if I was too young and/or naïve to recognise it as “bad parenting” (yet still savvy enough to notice other kids’ parents being fairer than I’d known), then maybe it _was_ self-destructive…?
All I know for certain is that, in retrospect of my preteen years, there were multiple instances of what I now know as red flags, and the prescription for my rose-tinted glasses is expired. 💔
For me, the biggest hurdle was acknowledging where I have problems. No one had given me the right level of direction that I ended up falling into the same problems over and over. When I acknowledge the hurdle, I needed to ask for help and different effective tactics to help me change. Sure it was tough at the start but I'm starting to see things differently now in an improved manner.
Up late, watching this right now...
I have no excuse as i did nothing all day yet don't want to go to bed, i feel awful and dont wanna go to sleep in fear i cant fall asleep... but i am tired😅
I definitely have a bad relationship with food and depression, and the late sleep routine, i go to bed at 23/24 but cannot fall asleep til 2-3 on bad days i started staying on my phone in fear of not falling asleep and now j am not falling asleep cause i am on my phone...
I'm definitely a workaholic and I'm currently staying home because of dizzy spells and other symptoms due to burnout. I'm struggling.
Have you spoken to a healthcare professional about your dizzy spells?
Up late for no reason, not always, but a noticeable amount where I go to bed at midnight and simply lay there thinking for hours.
My dopamine comes more from pleasure.
Trying to break the habit, but it’s more difficult when you’re lonely with no partners that are interested in you.
Let’s be honest we all have 4 sleeping late that 1 phrase describes my well being but if you want sleep early wake up early something bout waking up early and being alone doing anything you want is a great thing in my opinion
Just came here to say, Thank you for all you have done, i no longer feel the need to watch some of your videos because i feel much better with myself if you would say this to me a year ago, that hes not constantly in mental pain, he wouldn't believe you. Thank you for all that you have done. Thanks alot to you im finally starting to relize who i am and what i aspire to be. (Still i have no idea what i want to do in the future though lol, maybe a RUclipsr. Although there will be big competition)
I reward myself by watching this video, its totally worth my time
1 MINUTES AGO???? Always trying to come here on time to watch these amazing and helpful videos! To be honest, my well-being has improved because of these videos.
Wow, that sounds amazing! Could you tell us more how your life has improved? What have you been doing to improve your life?
@@Psych2go I’ve tried to watch as many of the mental health help videos on your channel. Before this, I was watching multiple of your depression videos because I think I have depression. The thing is is that I don’t have the confidence to tell my parents. Though watching those videos helped me realize that there are thousands of people that are sharing the same problems. Everyday, I am learning more and more about my mental health. I’ve also tried implementing the knowledge these videos give me to try to improve my life such as a daily routine. Keep up the amazing work! This channel is helping millions of lives.
Thank you for the detailed reply and the kind words. We're so glad that our content was able to help you navigate through your depression. We hope to continue to provide great content so that everyone in the world can benefit through the videos we produce. Thank you for watching and for sharing your wonderful experience with us.
Guilty of spending money. The staying up late is because right now i don’t work and my fiancé usually works nights and i want to spend time with him. I’m aware i need to get back to work. I have a lot of disdain for the general public due to working at a grocery store. I saw the worst of people, was in constant state of worrying that i get stabbed or hurt due to homeless or shoplifters. Management seemed to not care about my safety concerns. I also had to work my behind off and do the work of two to three people as a courtesy clerk, and also usually had to be a backup checker, along with dealing with all the drama and having been sexually harassed
I relate to overspending because I spend on things I like than saving up money on important things. And I stay up late either because I’m not tired or I couldn’t sleep.
I do stay up late into the night and early morning but I work nights and don’t have to be any where until 3 in the afternoon so I think my sleep schedule is just shifted. Although it does annoy my family that works normal hours
i use shame to push the last 2 reps of my workout, works great
Well, food is life is definitely my habit. And while I know it is bad, I just do not know what to do if I actually get rid of such a habit. How can I feel better about my current situation or circumstance if I do not eat in order to feel better?
I often and ALWAYS want to just eat something. I hate it i hate it i hate it. I can’t even go see a therapist or anything because my parents think im just FAT and i can’t really explain to them because if i do, they’ll think im just being LAZY AND LYING. I don’t tell anyone i know in real life because i feel like no one would care or understand that i want to not feel this GUILT whenever im hungry. I’m trying to stop but i CANT. I hate this i hate this so much. Doesn’t help that i use food as comfort. Maybe im just overeating and honestly i dont think i have a disorder, i just eat too much. If i tell my parents i want to diet myself it’s torture, since they’ll laugh and just…push aside my thoughts. I don’t know how to stop.
for me i have a lot of problems sleeping, i often get sucked into different activities when i sleep this is a horrible habit that i am currently trying to fix, having a schedule is personally a way to help since i can have a fixed amount of time for fun and work this may not be a solution for everyone but for me it really helps.
This is definitely for me! Love psych 2 go and how they make timely videos.
Happy to help! Did you enjoy the video? :)
I def have workaholic and the staying up late for no reason thing. Unfortunately these days people don't understand people being self employed but still getting burned out. To them you just stay home all day but for you your home is your office. So they judge you for being a bit more messy than them even though you stay in longer and you can even work all night and just have to stay up the next day because you have things to do. Helping people be a bit more compassionate towards people like that would help alot.
I didn’t really know that about workaholics and yet I keep wishing I’d work a lot harder on my job
So...I'm self-destructive. Something to work on, in that case. Hard to just stop the behavior, unfortunately.
I’ve had many of tyese habits in the past and still has some. I’m tryibg to overcome them but the hardest one is the money. I am only 17 right now but still spend alot. I appreciate these videoes since they can help many people
Revenge bedtime procrastination is definitely a problem for me
I have to apolgize but these are not just "bad" or "self destructive" habits. Most of them might be caused by really harmfull experiences or even traumas. In most cases they cannot be just "stopped now" and need more help and support. And please be sensible about the phrase "you have to stop it now", it can put even more pressure on the affected people to cuase more harm.
I've had all of these to some degree at one point in my life. The one about "artificial dopamine" is still something I relate to. More so for sexual release, and a combination of gaming and exercise. I don't game more-so for the effects, or the leisure. I do it more-so for the idea of improvement, and being part of something greater, like a competition. (That's probably why games that're combined with exercise are so addictive to me.)
My craving for artificial dopamine is damaging more-so because it makes my wife feel like she can't live up to my desires. As I've gotten older I'm gotten better control of the naughty thoughts in my head, and have learned to be with the tension in my head when I want to release, but I can't. The gaming + exercise portion of it has been better constructed and limited in ways I like as time went on, it's just the sexual area of my life I'm still not aligned with
Her voice is so soothing.... ❤
This video came at the right time! Thank you🙏
I dont do any of these and my life is a mess, def 👍🏻
Happy Saturday Amanda and one and all❤
I seriously appreciate the incites your video's have given me. I have made immense progress identifying the root cause of my issues and taken steps to improve my life. However as someone who has no support network or any access to therapy and proper treatment, how is one supposed to tackle these challenges? Asking as someone who is desperately trying to tackle this mountain alone and it feels there is no resources available...
wow, these are my habits nowadays, i noticed i was being so busy and stressed in my uni and i am sleep deprived. i guess time for change.
I think it would be interesting a video on how to tell if you are a workaholist. The line seems blurry and I imagine it an important topic nowadays
I can't relate to any of these, especially the awful sleeping habit or the eating habit, instead I stop eating when full, and every night I go to bed at 10pm then wake up at 8am
Year ago, I had a trouble sleeping at night(just staring at the phone until I will be asleep) but lately, I started to sleep more and just sleep at the right time, since I had school at 8 AM(because of that, I would be overwhelmed at the day time and sleep later evening) but now, since school is over, my sleeping habit started to take me over again(but I’m trying to get more sleep and try not to stay for so long watching my phone at night)
Just wanted to share my thoughts and experience with this ^^
I feel alone in my self harm and self love struggle, I wanted to find a teen app place to talk to other teens or age grownups to support each other, that teens and age grown-ups can be very supportive of their own self and they feel safe in that app.
So thank you for the video. It was so helpful.
I wish more people understood that harmful coping mechanisms are an attempt to keep much deeper and more overwhelming issues at bay, and not just write them off as "laziness" or simply "not being disciplined." Part of what makes taking the 1st step so hard is that most ppl react just as badly to the situation as u do. But yeah, I'm going to try to help my own situation where I can, even if others won't. Ty Psych2Go for coming from a genuine place of kindness and trying to help instead of just anger♥
Amazing video! I can relate to staying up for no reason and i starting noticing everything on this video thats happening to me everyday. I really really have bad memory, like i can't remember a basic thing. And also i don't like staying outdoors. Ill get better ❤
Add promiscuity to the list. It goes hand in hand with drugs and alcoholism.
I still think food is life, I'm over my binge eating, but it's still wonderful, why shouldn't I enjoy it all the times I can?
God dam this channel keeps being there when you least expect it. Thankfully some of these i have avoided but others well. Im making a effort to control spending and reduce unnecessary cost and so far i have saved a few hundred bucks within 3 weeks of potential purchases. Tho i wish i didn’t need the micro transaction machine (car) to get around cause then the chain would be broken and my spending would go down thousands of dollars.
I love how they started having subtitles
Is there a chance you could make a video about how to deal with a shocking diagnosis or a disease you are living with? I really love the way your videos work for me whenever I feel down and need a life check
That thumbnail is adorable and empowering at the same time.
Just the sleep one for me. Unfortunately my partner seems to have that too, as well as some overspending and the potential for artificial dopamine craving. We’ll see where that goes. Oh boy.
Not me watching this 1 in the morning I've been staying up all the way to 4 am but I'm not tired to go to sleep so I end up sleeping all day and awake all nigh..
So Food is life and the sleep one is relatable to me.
A good start to combat a binge eating disorder is substitution, like swithing sweets for fruit and soft drinks for water... trust me♡ your blood pressure will thank you with more energy 😁
Due to introduction of advance technology, sleep procrastination is rampant. Wish we back in the days were natural leisure is healthier. 😢
I definitely have a binge eating disorder.
I have never done drugs or alcohol but eating junk has been my chronic substance abuse.
I have had an issue with overspending too…
I’ve also had issues with insomnia.
I am not sure how to get help for it.
Damn, thanks this really opened my eyes
“Food is your life” IM SET!! Wait ru saying that it’s not supposed to be…Dang it 💀
Thank you so much, it helps me to know myself💖
I am a young female that recently lost her father my senior year and I've been feeling very lost and depressed. If you have a video or could possibly make a video for like tips or maybe what I could possibly do to better my mental
Just recently got into a car wreck because i fell asleep behind the wheel. The officer asked how much i worked and i told him my schedule: 50hrs a week which is nothing. What i didnt tell him was that i have this nasty habit of staying awake doing whatever, and not properly going to sleep till around midnight-1 in the morning when i know im supposed to be up at 5 am. Doing this once or twice in the week is perfectly manageable, but i dont allow myself proper sleep till the weekend.
I mean, while it would definitely be a good solution to just "quit these bad habits" and "get a better life", its definitely not that easy. Having severe depression, eating is one of those dopamine hits that actually, well, makes me feel good, if only for a minute or two. Yes, I've gained a lot of kgs after my diagnosis, and even though I train and exercise just as much, they just keep on coming. Same goes for alcohol. It's good to actually get to feel "good" once in a while, and whilst it obviously isn't the solution (which food isnt either, I know that) at least it gives me a break of suicidal thoughts, wanting to die, hating myself, and basically understanding that the actions I do only lead to more self-loathing down the line. But sometimes, just SOMETIMES, you need a break! And I of course will never know, but maybe that break was the thing that made me make it to another day (even though I doubt it). But at least its something that resembles "normal" and "feeling good".
It's definitely not as easy as to just "stop bad habits" and then life gets better. I'd almost say its as good of an advice as "just get happier" when someone says their depressed. That's not how it works. I'm not saying it couldn't be a building block, but for people who are down, it definitely ain't that easy.
Psych2go seems to know what I'm thinking about all the time 😮
Me, having known for years that I am guilty of all of the first four of these five things: "I was hoping that there were other things I could stop doing, and not any of these things"
My motto in life is simply.
Pinch me and I'll put javelin and Polo vault.
Choice is yours as dash is yours...
As a recovering drug addict certain music, songs, food even areas of the city cause cravings. Though the shame of being a drug addict gets pushed down when your high as a kite and think your fooling everyone cos while your high you think your acting normal.... NOPE everyone can see your high as a kite and only when you come down from that high does the shame really kicks in... so you take more drugs and feel nothing but the high and don't care again... the cycle then continues
The only one I do is the RBP (Revenge Bedtime Procrastination).
Q. What happens if you think of food all the time but don't get hungry?
I think about food all the time, I eat because I have too. If I don't eat 1meal a day. I will and do eat 1 meal a week. Example of a meal. A satchel of microwave porridge with whole milk. Or a slice of cheese with bread.
Is no longer caring about society or if you live or die a bad habit?
1:Don't eat more than you need to
2:Don't be a dopamine Junky
3:Don't waste your money
4:Go to sleep early
5:Cut yourself some slack
Thank you for the key points!
@@Psych2go No problem, thanks for the advice by the way
Damn I'm pretty guilty of sleep procrastination then I'm gonna try to break that habit 👽
Which activity would you suggest? (Aside from meditation that I already do)
i have the not being able to control myself thing, idk why i just do, i try to stop but my brain goes: “a meal isnt done if youre full, but only if you finish.”
My issues also are physical one affecting my head...cycle of that. Exercise sure but it does cure chronic anemia. Diet being healthy sure but it isn't a cure all for everything. Well lets go back to your favorite color determines your personality and stars you are born under dertirmines your fate as comfort I guess.
2 and 4 here, actively doing 2 and 4...
Good i don't have any of this Habits anymore. 2023 is my year!
Yes, I can. I have three alcoholic drinks per evening. Is that to many 😢
All work and no play is me in a nutshell
I always feel intrigued by your amazing videos, keep on uploading more interesting videos. 😊
Hi everyone. Never been the first comment before. Odd.
But seriously I’ll watch this video in a second. I need to go eat a bunch and get my Amazon package. I’m also too tired cause I was up late watching videos.
*Later after watching* “Oh dear…”
Someone make a summary because I am way too busy and occupied with the many things that I do and I don't have time to watch this 5 minute video, my time is too precious