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Hey, Psych2Goers. Welcome back to another video.
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Now, back to the video.
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Do you feel tired all the time? Are you exhausted every single day?
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People tend to focus on their physical well-being much more than their emotional well-being.
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After all, it's much easier to focus on something you can see rather than something you can't such as emotions and feelings.
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As a result, you may have a tendency to neglect your mental and emotional health.
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One of the most common consequences of this is experiencing emotional exhaustion which is defined as a state of feeling emotionally drained and worn out as a result of accumulated stress.
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So to make sure you know what to watch out for here are six surprising things that can emotionally drain you.
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1. rumination.
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Do you spend a lot of your time dwelling in the past?
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When you spend most of your time ruminating, you may end up falling into an unhealthy habit of constantly overthinking things you have no control of.
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Perhaps you've regretted doing something in the past or feel guilty for a missed opportunity.
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Whatever it is, rumination can leave you emotionally drained because you keep revisiting bad memories and feelings that increase your stress levels.
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Research has even shown that rumination can be associated with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and more.
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2. repressing your emotions.
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Do you tend to ignore your feelings until they disappear?
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There have been many studies showing that repressing your emotions can actually be damaging for your physical and mental well-being.
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A study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Rochester in 2013
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showed that people who repress emotions have a 30% increase in the chance of premature death from all causes.
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While ignoring your emotions can seem like a good answer to avoid feeling sad or angry, the actual effect it will have is the opposite.
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Since repressing emotions can make them stronger, as found in a study conducted by the University of Texas.
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3. having a victim mentality.
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Are you someone who believes that nothing is going to change no matter how hard you try?
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Do you have a habit of blaming other people or circumstances for how things are going for you?
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If you believe in these first two ideas and that bad things will happen and keep happening to you regardless of what you do, then you may suffer from having a victim mentality.
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These beliefs often result in developing a habit of avoiding responsibilities, refusing to look for solutions, and having a general sense of powerlessness which contributes to emotional exhaustion.
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4. focusing on things out of your control.
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Do you spend a lot of your time and energy trying to control the things around you?
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While being in control of everything may give you a feeling that you're able to prevent it from happening,
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the only thing it may actually accomplish is to place additional pressure and stress on your emotional and physical well-being.
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Apart from that, you may also end up wasting the time and effort you have to spend on things you actually have control over.
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5. toxic positivity.
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Are you someone who forces yourself to be happy even though you're clearly feeling the opposite?
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If you do this all the time, no matter the situation, then you're probably experiencing toxic positivity.
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As someone trying to be in a happy state all the time, you may have a tendency to deny, minimize, or invalidate your true emotions whenever they're not in line with happiness.
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The results are similar to that of suppressing your emotions.
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Since the excessive amount of positivity is used to hide or repress emotions such as jealousy, sadness, anger, and others.
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The increased stress that comes along with it may ultimately lead to emotional and physical exhaustion.
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6. saying yes to people too frequently.
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Are you someone who accepts extra work shifts even though you're already working overtime or volunteers to help someone with their homework even though you're busy enough with your own?
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While saying yes to people and helping them is great, too much of anything can become unhealthy.
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Saying yes too frequently will inherently put additional stress on your emotional and physical well-being and lead to exhaustion or burnout.
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It's why it's important to remember to prioritize your health and to take care of yourself first before focusing on other people.
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So do any of these points sound familiar to you?
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If so, what strategies would you use to restore your emotional well-being?
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The references and studies used in this video are added in the description below.
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Thanks so much for watching and we'll see you in the next one.