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Comparing yourself to othersComparing yourself with people who seem better off usually makes you feel worse. Notice it, compare with your own past instead, and cut back on the feeds that set it off.
- Evidence: Some
- Takes: a few minutes a day
Phone and social mediaScreens are not as harmful as headlines say, but using less social media gave small mood gains in trials. Fewer notifications and a phone out of reach at meals are easy places to start.
- Evidence: Some
After a breakupIt usually hurts less, and for less long, than you fear. Cut down on checking your ex online, see people, and spend time rebuilding a sense of who you are on your own.
- Evidence: Weak
- Takes: a few weeks