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Everyone knows someone who delays tending to their mental health.
Speaking with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts earlier today about her soon-to-be-released new book, Destiny's Child alum Michelle Williams shared an encouraging message for those who might be struggling with depression but are afraid to seek help.
Your time with your IRL friends is so important for your emotional wellbeing. It’s also hard to get. Between everyone’s work schedules and families and other social obligations, how often do you really see your good friends? Probably not as much as you’d like. You can access your “friends” on social media any time. So never let social media interfere with you fully enjoying and gaining the love, support, and energy you get from real-life interactions. Don’t scroll Instagram while at lunch with a friend. Don’t Tweet while shopping with your BF. “Adopt some self-discipline and focus on spending time with family and friends,” states Matthews.
Advanced Recovery Systems surveyed 2,000 American adult employees about their mental health and how their workplace is (or isn’t) helping. The survey found that 75 percent of employees report struggling with mental health during the pandemic.
Your ego, after all, wants you to do what serves you, above everyone else, and what offers instant gratification. Objectively speaking, that sounds pretty good, right? But when you actually live that way, you find that while there are some short-term benefits, the larger implications are all negative.
“Whenever a problem arises, we think, ‘What can I do about it?’” says Dr. Jackson. But, with the pandemic, she says, “Now there isn’t much we can do. So we look inward. It’s a way of having control. It’s a feeling of ‘Things are ok so long as I can work on something.’"
Unlike with a cold or flu, we can’t say for certain, “Symptoms will last for three to seven days.”