Therapist reveals three red flags to look out for in YOURSELF – detailing how negative traits can destroy your chances of achieving happiness
- Logan Cohen is a US-based trauma-informed mental health expert
- He regularly shares mental health advice on his TikTok account
- Most recently he shared the three red flags you should look out for in yourself
A therapist has revealed what warning signs to look out for in yourself and why ignoring them can lead to you giving up on your sense of self.
Logan Cohen is a trauma-informed mental health expert who regularly shares tips on how to improve your mind and life on his TikTok account, where he has more than 1.6 million followers.
Recently, the US-based coach took to the video-sharing platform to clear out the signs you might be ignoring and causing you to ‘neglect’ your love for yourself.
In the viral video, which has been viewed more than 61,000 times to date, the self-help coach shared that constantly struggling to forgive yourself, being more compassionate towards others and not standing up for yourself are all bad behavior.
Logan Cohen is a trauma-informed mental health expert who revealed what red flags to look out for in yourself
The US-based coach took to the video sharing platform to highlight the signs you could be ignoring and causing you to ‘neglect’ your love for yourself
He captioned the clip: ‘Three warning signs to make sure you don’t abandon your OWN needs.’
“Here are three warning signs to look for in yourself to ensure you don’t act out or neglect your own needs,” he said at the start of the clip.
Then the therapist revealed that the first warning sign was that you had too much compassion for others and not enough for yourself.
‘Number one: more compassion for others than for yourself. You make excuses for the behavior of others when they have wronged you and feel a deep sense of empathy for them.
“But don’t turn that same compassion inward to think about what you need,” he added.
The second warning sign that you are starting to give up on your sense of self is that you are being too self-critical.
He explained that you’ll know if you’re being too hard on yourself if you often put yourself down and refuse to forgive past mistakes, despite letting go of things your loved ones have done.
‘Third, you don’t talk about things that are important to you. Whether out of fear of conflict, rejection or simply because you don’t believe your voice matters.
The therapist revealed that the first red flag was that you had too much compassion for others and not enough for yourself
People flooded the comments section, praising the therapist for his advice
“This leads to long-term self-neglect because your needs don’t even have a chance to be met,” he said at the end of the video.
People flooded the comments section, praising the therapist for his advice.
One person said, “Well, this is about 85 percent of my inner monologue.”
Another user said: ‘I needed this, thanks.’
Someone else wrote: ‘Welp, I have all three.’
‘All these. Unfortunately, I am my own red flag,” someone else added.