Mental Health Care: When You’re Learning to Be Okay With Yourself - 5 Surprisingly Harmful Habits

Self-improvement is not a new phenomenon for human beings. It’s been shown in advertising commercials and just generally seeing people living “better” lives than us. But the self-improvement culture can make us feel disempowered like we should be someone else. Watch this video to know why. Disclaimer: If you can relate to any of these signs, please do not take this feedback as an attack on your character. This article was meant to be a self-improvement guide for those of you who have been feeling a little stuck We also made a video on the "good" habits that are actually bad for you: https://youtu.be/qBmh1Rs2LTY Writer: Max Gustova Script Editor: Isadora Ho Script Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animator: Naphia YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong REFERENCES C, W., 2019. 5 ways personal development makes your life worse, not better. Medium. Available at: bettermarketing.pub/5-ways-personal-development-makes-your-life-worse-not-better-1ad6dbe75a5c. Fulton, W., 2021. Why you shouldn’t waste your time on self-improvement. Medium. Available at: medium.com/elevate-yourself/why-you-shouldnt-waste-your-time-on-self-improvement-6353c2953094. Lynch, M., 2020. Why constant self-improvement may be bad sometimes. Lifehack. Available at: www.lifehack.org/882457/constant-self-improvement. Marino, A., 2021. 6 popular SELF-IMPROVEMENT tips that are a waste of time! I Am Alpha M. Available at: alpham.com/6-popular-self-improvement-tips-that-are-a-waste-of-time/.