Mental Health Care: When You’re Learning to Be Okay With Yourself - 7 Ways to Stop Caring About What Others Think

Comparing yourself to others and focusing on what other people think about you is bad for your mental health. The happiest people don’t even think about others, they focus on themselves and being better than they were previously. Show yourself gratitude, focus on yourself, and know that you can't make everyone happy. Stop caring about what people think of you and be confident in yourself. Writer: Max Gustavo Script Editor: Isadora Ho Script Manager: Kelly Soong Voice: Amanda Silvera (www.youtube.com/amandasilvera) Thumbnail Designer: Krisha Animator: Stephanie Ruiz-Garcia (new animator) YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References Abrams, A. (2017, October 1). Overcoming the need to please | psychology Today. Psychology Today. Retrieved from www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/nurturing-self-compassion/201710/overcoming-the-need-please Bohlmeijer, E. T., Kraiss, J. T., Watkins, P., & Schotanus-Dijkstra, M. (2020, May 7). Promoting gratitude as a resource for Sustainable Mental Health: Results of a 3-armed randomized controlled trial up to 6 months follow-up – journal of happiness studies. SpringerLink. Retrieved from link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10902-020-00261-5# Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2020, July 14). Does your self-esteem need a boost? Mayo Clinic. Retrieved from www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/self-esteem/art-20047976 Psych2Go. (2020). How To Stop Caring What Others Think Of You. YouTube. Retrieved from www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z47yumuVdtU. Taylor-Jackson, J., & Moustafa, A. A. (2021). The relationships between social media use and factors relating to depression. The Nature of Depression, 171–182. doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817676-4.00010-9