6 Habits That Destroy Your Emotional Wellbeing

Emotional well-being refers to the emotional quality of our experiences. Do you always find yourself stressed out and overwhelmed? Not sure if you’re falling into bad habits that hurt you and destroy your chances of finding lasting contentment? These habits tend to fly beneath our radars because we’re unaware of the damage they do to our mental health, such as the increased risk of depression and anxiety. So, to help you take your power back and stop this negative cycle, we’ve made this video to help you recognize some of the habits that may destroy your emotional wellbeing.

Do you relate to any of these habits? Want to learn more about how to detox your emotional wellbeing? We have a video on that too: https://youtu.be/PAestsXAWsw

Writer: Michal Mitchell
Script Editor: Isadora Ho
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Naphia
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36 Comments

  1. Don't let stress ruin your life, and if you notice that you have it ask for help. I lived completely burned out for some years and it's pure hell, at the point that i can't stand straight, i was dizzy all the time because my neck was rigid as a rock, and i was working like a complete robot because my brain was fried. Also i have no friends, my family is really little and broken.

  2. I relate to every single one. Please help me. I cried a bunch in this video because not only do I relate to every one, I want help. I do every one of these. (is this called taking it personally?) Just please help.

  3. Now I don't know if I'm just lazy or what, but having a good posture doesn't feel second nature nor worth it. I feel as though it's a bit uncomfortable, too. I sit and stand the way I do for maximum comfort, and stand up straight not only prevents me from thinking as per usual (I'd have to keep it in my mind constantly or else I'd relax and lower my shoulders again) but makes my shoulders feel a bit off (?). It's not a good feeling to know that a comfortable position is really a bad thing, but I also have 0 motivation to fix it.

  4. Many thanks for these tips. But why say "don't forget to subscribe" instead of the more positive "remember to subscribe". I read in a psychology journal that the brain has no idea what negative forms mean and focus on the verbs so we should avoid using the negative and choose verbs of the action we want to accomplish which makes perfect sense to me 🙂

  5. This kind of title is pretty so frustrating…….Yes, I do a few different things on this list, so what does that mean for me? That I’ve destroyed my chances at contentment? That I’m “devastating my chances at emotional well-being?” well, great, good to know, those are some pretty descriptive and damning words. What am I supposed to do with this information? Any suggestions? Just…. Not do those things? Or is the damage already done?

  6. 1. Suppressing emotions – Yes
    2. Stress piling up – All the time, so much pressure
    3. Negative thoughts – Every day, I’m always so hard on myself
    4. Too much social media – Can relate
    5. Not being true to yourself – No
    6. Bad posture – Yes

    Oh my, I have almost all of these

  7. Negative thoughts and bad posture, are the main for me. Social media triggers procrastination. Normally if I do not Suppress my emotions, could lead me to bad moments so I'm learning to flow with them.

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