A therapist has revealed what red flags you should watch out for yourself and why ignoring them can cause you to abandon your sense of self.
Logan Cohen is a trauma-informed mental health expert who frequently shares tips on how to improve your mind and life on his TikTok account, where he has over 1.6 million followers.
Most recently, the US-based trainer took to the video-sharing platform to uncover the signs you might be ignoring that could be causing you to ‘neglect’ your love for yourself.
In the viral video, which has so far racked up more than 61,000 views, the self-help coach shared that constantly struggling to forgive yourself, having more compassion for others, and not standing up for yourself are bad behaviors.
Logan Cohen is a trauma-informed mental health expert who has revealed the red flags you should watch out for in yourself.
The US-based trainer took to the video-sharing platform to reveal the signs you might be ignoring that could be causing you to ‘neglect’ your love for yourself.
She captioned the clip: “Three red flags to make sure you don’t abandon your OWN needs.”
“Here are three red flags to watch out for to make sure you don’t portray or neglect your own needs,” she said at the beginning of the clip.
The therapist then revealed that the first red flag was having too much compassion for others and not enough for oneself.
‘Number one, more compassion for others than for yourself. You make excuses for other people’s behavior when they have hurt you and you feel deep empathy for them.
“But don’t resort to that same compassion to reflect on what you need,” he added.
The second warning sign that you may be starting to abandon your sense of self is being overly self-critical.
He explained that you’ll know if you’re 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 the things that matter to you. Whether it’s fear of conflict, rejection, or simply because you don’t believe your voice matters.
The therapist revealed that the first red flag was having too much compassion for others and not enough for oneself.
People flooded the comments section and praised 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 and praised the therapist for his advice.
One person said, “Well, this is like 85 percent of my inner monologue.”
Another user commented: “I needed this, thank you.”
Someone else wrote: “Well, I have all three.”
‘All these. Unfortunately, I am my own red flag,” someone else added.