A licensed therapist has shared ten signs that your mental health may be deteriorating, including if you notice difficulty concentrating and become easily irritated.
The Florida therapist, who posts online as @therapietothepointoriginally shared a video titled, “10 Signs Your Mental Health Is Getting Worse.”
“First, you get easily irritated by others,” the therapist, who posts videos about mental health awareness, explained in the clip.
The second sign he mentioned was sleeping too little or too much most days.
The therapist, who goes by @therapytothepoint, shared the seven signs your mental health may be deteriorating on his TikTok, which has been viewed more than 3.5 million times
He explained that some of the signs included changes in sleeping and eating habits, what you find pleasure in and how irritable you are
He then listed getting “really” frustrated by little things and experiencing feelings of extreme worthlessness or guilt as signs three and four.
Coming in at fifth place, I experienced low energy for most of the day.
The therapist continued, “Number six: you have a very hard time concentrating at home or at work.”
The seventh sign was an increase in substance use and the eighth sign was a significant increase or decrease in your appetite.
Number nine was a lack of joy, especially in activities you used to enjoy, and the tenth was isolating yourself from friends and family.
He continued his video in a now viral clipwhich detailed the seven signs of declining mental health – some of which overlapped with his first video – and had been viewed more than 3.5 million times.
The mental health counselor, who has more than 18,500 followers on TikTok, seemed to confuse thousands of people who felt they identified a little too closely with the signs he described.
Thousands of users have commented on the posts, which have been liked more than 260,200 times.
“Times we live in… the majority of people feel this way,” one user wrote.
‘What happens if you suffer from all 7?’ another wondered.
The therapist often posts TikToks showing signs and symptoms of mental health issues, and signs to look out for
The TikTok hit a little close to home for some users, who identified with all the signs
“First time I get 100% on a test,” one concerned TikTok user joked, while someone else pointed out, “I always hear problems, but never solutions.”
“Seriously…I thought I’d be the only one who has them all, but I see I’m not alone in this,” said another. ‘Good luck to all of us.’
It’s no surprise that many commentators recognized the signs, as a recent major study suggested that half of the world’s population could have a mental health condition such as depression or anxiety by age 75.
Researchers used two decades of World Health Organization surveys of more than 156,000 adults from 29 countries to identify trends in diagnoses.
They predicted that one in two people could have at least one mental disorder by the time they reach old age, a sharp increase from the 2019 estimate of one in eight.
The overall risk of developing a mental illness during one’s lifetime was 46 percent for male participants and a slightly increased 53 percent for women.
And women in particular were at greatest risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, while men were more likely to abuse alcohol.
Rates of mental illness in the US are on the rise and have worsened in recent years. During that period, the number of suicides rose from 45,900 to more than 48,000.
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