9 Habits That Damage Your Brain 

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I am having depression and I never seek help because it will give me more stress

Missed a very important point. All scientific studies show that drinking alcohol destroys brain cells.

Pretty weak video

​@@_charr.That's right

Thank u for the time stamps!

1:39 consuming too much negative news if only the internet wasnt FULL of this, why does the negative stuff get most attention :"(

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9 for 9 😎

shi- I got all of these

hahaha... same.. ;w;

me too, friend, me too

I'm still awake now at 1-20 in the morning 😂

@@Keiron-pw6sl i went to bed at 3pm and woke up at 1am now.. seriously, i sleep better before midnight or late in the morning....

@@uifwastaken same I won't sleep now I'll be awake all night Lol

same

Sammmeee

im totaly the same

How do you do this when you're almost 30 and have nothing going for you in life? And that everything you try ultimately fails? I'm sure some people are just doomed no matter what.

@@renjiaow3742 I know you aren't replying to me but I am 17 and I've decided to change myself for good.

You and me both buddy... I had more online friends than I had in real life when I used to go to school. It was an era where people would call you a child for playing video games. Even if you were one. So anyway, that's how I became antisocial. Because of very small minded people basically. Unfortunately, I can't change my mind. Because my hate for the world is far greater than my will to socialize 😀

Ya, I'm not sure if this study factored in those of us for whom isolation is the opposite of stressful. But then, they might consider us to be outliers.

@kae3291 Would you consider it a social anxiety? Or do you just prefer being alone?

​@@Psych2goI prefer being alone sometimes but I don't trust people anymore

Excuses. Sounds like the only person you're NOT blaming is yourself! Reflect on that. @@CROninja666

😭😭 But now that you know, you can start noticing and stopping yourself from some of these habits!

Am ony human aftel all

Me too

​​@@PheenixspeedHR**I am...*

I scored 9/9. Looks like I'll be following the footsteps of my late grandpa.

Same 😂

Well at least ist better than mine 5:00 am

​@@markandrasguszti4269 ❤❤

OOOOF😂

Same

Same here 😌😂😢

Samee

Haha I beat you I do 9/9 of these I WIN

sameeeeeeee

True 😮

true 🤣🤣

Precisely.

So true for me either

Putting them headphones on low then

Glad we coule be of help!

Honestly same, whenever exams roll around I just start to feel numb and get super stressed

Ughh yess. College so stressful

@TiagoMarquesky 😭 College can be tough.. What has been the hardest part about college for you?

​@@Psych2gogoing to, surviving, and stidying not to learn but to take tests after tests which doesnt even make us remember better

@@Psych2go studying for exams, doing presentations, having to search for teachers to develop projects, all of this while being extremely shy is just a nightmare. Besides, trying to keep up while not being successfull at these things it's even worse. I don't go out much also so i don't have many friends, so when i have difficulties at subjects, i don't have much help. I just feel like im stuck in here trying to survive and have just average grades, with no glimpses about my future.

That's a great suggestion. We'll share this with the team! :)

I can give you an overview of my way of dealing with all of these. 1. Staying in the dark too much. I take care of it by going to the library, often going out to buy the snacks, and finding every little excuse to go outside. 2. Consuming too much negative news. This is a tough one honestly. So in general I have dealt with it by deleting my social media and news related apps and websites. You can try engaging with a bit more positive content instead of the ones that arouse negativity inside of you. 3. Blasting headphones. For this one, I simply started changing what I listen to. I opt for nature sounds. blue/white noise. Alternate between what you normally listen to and nature sounds until you can get rid of loud music altogether. 4. Social Isolation. There was a point in time when I isolated myself to the point of no talking at all to anyone. I learnt my lesson the hard way but maybe you could try foraging friendships online, engaging people of similar interests and turning those internet relations to physical ones over time. 5. Too much screen time. well, this is the hardest I'd say but I get rid of it by going for walks. using snacks as an excuse to leave my devices etc. 6. Consuming sugar. Ah no, this too is the hardest one. Even I find it hard to get rid of but maybe, you could opt for natural sugars like fruits, sweet veges, sugar-free drinks and chocolate instead of things that contain refined sugars. 7. Skipping breakfast. I simply wake up early. waking up early helps because by the time it's breakfast, you are probably gonna feel the need to eat. 8. You're barely moving. Again I go with the snacks excuse to move my body. 9. Poor sleeping habits. Try sleeping in silence instead of using music as a means to sleep. turn your lights off. Eat your dinner 2 hours before sleeping. have a proper schedule. It is essential to note that these are my opinions/suggestions on how to improve your habits and are not binding. Secondly, if you don't have the will to do it, it won't happen. Lastly, everything takes time and you have to keep up the effort and... I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK!

It's not rocket science, just start slow and get out of your comfort zone.

​@@user-rd1kr6bn5nThank you, I'll try to establish some habits from the list

@@user-rd1kr6bn5n I would put more emphasis on the "taking walks" advice, as doing this literally does so much towards fixing a lot of these issues, and they're easy and enjoyable. You could even meet people on the street during a walk, and whether you want to talk to them or not, just exchanging a friendly wave will open up an entire new world for you.

That is the best way. Enjoy life to its fullest

I got to work on all of them.

Thank you for the summary! 👍

🙈 8 out of 9

Skipping breakfast??

8/9

Using your computer can be very relaxing but also very addicting. Have you considered other alternatives?

About two months ago, now, I was introduced to Clubhouse International. With their help, I've managed to get myself to a point where I spend two "work" days there doing various things. My clubhouse has a RU-vid page, and I'm one of the people on the video crew. I also help out with cleaning, and it is the first place that I have not felt intimidated to be around people. I'm still working on getting better at talking to others, but I'm happy with these first couple steps so far.

@@Psych2gomehhh,only other considerable thing I do is drawing but *school which I absolutely hate takes a lot of my time for big projects that are either impossible to do within the time limit or just too hard*

@@DDDTJme who draw on my device

I do the headphones one too

But is it enough to stop these things or is it already too late and the damage is done and will just get worse with time? They probably should have covered that

​@@lamiagumboif they're always keeping consistent and try their best to be positive, then it would probably be enough to stop these things. Remember that grief is not something that shrinks over time. but something that always remains the same size, and is only covered with new experiences to not make the feeling not feel much painful. for example, holding baked cookes out of the oven without mittens would be painful. but over time, you learned. you learned how to not do that. how to make good cookies. even with consistent mistakes, you try consistently. and this time, you take out the delicious baked cookies you made with mittens on. you can still feel the heat, but its tolerable. so, one may recover through consistency. remember, you dont have to be positive all the time. it's okay to be weak. but dont stay weak forever. there's always someone to pick you up. as someone who had gone through terrible experiences of mental illnesses, its safe to say that it does get better no matter how much you despair thinking about how you would never feel better/okay. 💚💚💚

​@@lamiagumbonothing is too late tbh

Crap i make 3 of them.

I will put this into practice starting today! ❤ Mark my words!

i literally do 8/9 and i am fine.

summary guy w

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proud of you for trying, keep it up, I respect it ❤ I'm gonna try too

Maybe slowly lower the volume so you get used to the lower volume? I did that and it seems to work. Well, for me, anyway

@@danishghostrider worth to try, thanks anyway

Please help i have 8 hour of screentime but i am skinny and i exercize what will hapen 😢

@@pedros919 Put the screen down. 🔌

Update on progress with this. For #1, I have succeeded in doing this for the week: - a. I get my body to regularly feel tired at 10p. This is regulating my hours. - b. The moment I feel tired, I turn off the screen and close my eyes and go to sleep. This is vs my prior habit of forcing myself to stay awake just to watch another video, which caused me to stay awake all night. - c. If I want screentime, I wake up early and give myself 30 mins of screen reading before I get ready for the day. This is based on the COMFY model of waking up. The main result of this are: 1. I get 8 hours of good sleep a night. 2. I now fall asleep and wake up consistently at regular times.

​@@flyingflxGreat job! I hope you've been keeping that up the past two weeks too 👍

@@Jadeile I've gone from having a regular success rate of three days out of the week now up to five days of the week. I've joined a men's group that's helping me identify and remove self-soothing behaviors and work on meditating so that I can feel focused and accounted for in making progress on this.

Do you feel better?

@@meltanting Oh I feel WAY better, it’s nice being able to recognize what I’m doing wrong and fix it. Sometimes I slip up, but I pick myself back up again as I should. 🫶🏻

happy for you. I'm on the same journey and I hope I'm able to recover.

@@lukoog1425 You got this man🫶🏻

ehh

I was thinking the same. I both work and take classes online. Plus I have an online business. That amounts to over 13 hours of screen a day. At least I've made it a habit to get all my forms of entertainment outside.

More than 8 hours

​@@omanajz isn't it like more than 3-5 hours recreationally (I'm counting devices and TV)? Because if you have to use if for studying and/or work, then you'll have a lot more.

Good point. While it does depend on the person, if using your computer or phone is affecting your daily tasks, whether it be homework, working out, eating, sleeping late, that's usually a good indication that you're relying too much on your technology.

It's hard to lower the screen time as someone how works im IT

Does anyone know any good source to get them? I put so much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels, would love to give shrooms a try.

Yes, dr.sporesss

Dr.sporesss is the best, he's been my go to for anything psychedelics.

Is he on instagram?

Yes he is. dr.sporesss

Yes, I'm an introvert myself, being around people is very tiring for me and I NEED my space afterwards. However, "social isolation" should be considered an extreme and unnatural state, in my opinion. Exercising tires me as well, often I don't want to do it and I have to rest a long time afterwards. But overall, I feel better as a whole. Another thing about social isolation that can be really damaging: If you are all alone by yourself, your own thoughts and opinions era unchallenged. Your brain starts to go in circles (positive feedback loop) until you start to believe in them too much, even if they are full of errors and wrong assumptions, going down further the rabbit hole. In short, you get weird, because you are disconnected from the rest of the world. Being happy with your pet doesn't count, because it will not challenge you thoughts.

Speaking as an introvert and someone who is now living alone after both of my parents passed away last year, one should seek moderation in all things. Sure, it's nice to have alone time, and that's great. However, _too much_ alone time leads to depression and boredom. You want _some_ social interaction, on your terms, and on your schedule, but not too much social interaction and you want alone time after your social interactions. But yet having zero social interactions at all is unhealthy. As an introvert, I like to occasionally get to see and be around other people, but in measured quantities. Not something I wanna do day in, day out, of course not. But, I find that after 2, 3, 4 days sitting at home alone, going out and seeing a few people I know helps me feel better for a time. Of course, after a couple hours or what-not, I find myself wanting to be alone again. But I wouldn't want to just have zero social interactions at all... that'd just be way too boring and depressing.

well you need a minimum of interaction but some just feel more peacefull not dealing with other people the whole day :D. Problem come only if even someone you like you are bored to go see him/her sometimes. Kind of join what dhalin said :D

​@bartmannn6717 the excise I think that just the body not being use to it being worked out to much so ofc your going be tired. I'm tired from walking or being near people like I'm constantly being drain of my energy and mostly talking their tike where I'll pause just so I dont feel as tired and then I forget about the conversation if I'm not kept on track. But hey yk. Sorry I'm not good at explaining

You see, that's the problem. As I am too an introvert who lived alone (for now), less friend to talk to, not even in a relationship. Just me and Internet (my device) and part time work. At some point (almost always) I feel that I need someone to at least be by my side. Just being there, hear my story or talks, not a so pushover but still care. Sometimes, its hard to make decision or even make a right choice if there's no one there to give you advice or even reprimand your action. Yes, social avoidance is great but just be sure to have someone who is always there for you. Not like me.

Omg no wayyyyy

No they are just saying too much screentime will damage your brain

Nurse Dementia

IRL npc lol

same

You are so welcome!

One step at a time. The easiest way to start IMO is by starting big and getting a gym membership and force yourself on a consistent routine of 5-6 days a week. Then after you are use to that, start looking at other things you an improve. One thing at a time.

Tried that, absolutely hated it. The gym is not the answer for everybody. I appreciate the help though@@Noknes

maybe theres also an evangelion refrence at 4:04 lol

That's cool

They won't even exist!

You are so welcome!

Dang even I never done that before

Wrote a whole essay lol also sorry for your situation and hope you get better and have a good future life ❤️

Me too 😢