Dr Alex George Reveals The Secrets To Become 10% Happier Everyday

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From my experience working as a doctor, it’s very clear that we don’t treat mental health in the same way as physical health. And even though awareness about mental health has grown in the past decade or so, we still have a long way to go when it comes to understanding this topic and changing our attitudes towards mental health. Someone at the front of the campaign to change the conversation around mental health is Dr Alex George. Dr Alex is a TV doctor, best-selling author, and Youth Mental Health Ambassador to the government. Alex has become a well-known and respected figure amongst healthcare professionals in the UK, from his years as an A&E doctor, bringing the nation accessible and reassuring advice directly from the frontline throughout the pandemic. Alex is on a mission to improve mental health support for young people and has become prolific throughout the UK in his campaigning for Early Support Hubs and he’s recently published his latest book The Mind Manual: Mental Fitness Tools For Everyone - which we dive into during this episode. In the conversation, we talk about how to assess your mental health and understand the baseline that’s normal for you, we talk about how to build mental fitness and navigate feelings like anxiety and loneliness, and also discuss some of the ‘universal truths’ from Alex’s new book that everyone needs to remember. Enjoy :)
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Season 6 Episode 6
00:00 Intro
01:37 What is mental fitness?
03:16 How does someone know what normal is?
07:06 Why we have high suicide rates amongst men
09:08 The hardest thing about mental health
10:40 The power of therapy
23:09 Dealing with anxiety and ADHD
31:00 Loneliness
34:01 Losing your brother
41:36 The stigma of mental health
48:59 The wheel of life exercise
58:21 How to set boundaries
01:15:37 How to deal with imposter syndrome
01:23:30 The mind manual
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[@shreyapo]

I'm an internal medicine trainee, and i 200% completely resonate with everything that Alex voiced. i already feel so stressed out, pressurised say yes to everything, imposter syndrome. One of the best podcasts!

[@MightyWeeks]

The traffic light theory sounds like an incredible tool for visual journaling.

[@georgiafreeman6705]

honestly, i think this is one of the best podcast episodes I have listened to. It really is so inspiring listening to Dr Alex and the conversation, brings so much hope to know that Alex is sharing his ideas and promoting change in mental health. Thank you for this episode! I really hope Dr Alex will be back again! best episode so far!

[@hnnhml]

I love these long episodes 🙌🏻

[@triingtimes5267]

Fantastic interview! Thank you both.

[@AumMaiteng]

Great episode! Love this series, Ali

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

Thanks Ali, important topic👍

[@alanmurrayvo]

Thanks for this interview. I first learned of the strategy of asking, "what's the worst that can happen," from the classic Dale Carnegie book, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. It's been something that has been a tremendous help to me for years. Thanks for resurfacing the strategy. Also, thanks for everything you do.

[@4RapidGod4]

Your channel is amazing.

[@Yahyanurneu]

Great video! can totally relate to feeling agitated and nervous during work or studying. It's more than just a simple need to go to the toilet for me; it's a deeper feeling that hinders my productivity. I believe it's worth hosting someone to talk about this topic in more depth, as it seems to affect many people in different ways.

[@mansisahu8443]

Thanks for creating and sharing this greatest podcast !! ❤

[@englishclouds05]

Great thoughts and technics

[@joeODonnell1]

Very helpful, thanks

[@naushinhusain5488]

Awesome video guys! so many useful tips, and a privilege to hear Alex's back story, may he long continue raising awareness in the mental health space

[@andixchan3410]

This is my favourite episode so far! Thanks Ali :)

[@haywirekwek]

Such an inspiration ❤

[@DurgeshKumar-ys8ic]

I like one thing most in Ali is that he asks questions to any influencer or so deeply

[@GmanGavin1]

So far at 28:02 I'm thinking to myself. Maybe I should get a book on anxiety or being anxious and learn more on the topic.

[@nathansamuel222]

Is there a part of this episode where they discussed leaving full-time medicine?

[@valkiriART]

I feel this so much. I used to have biweekly sesions with my therapist and when I came out to my father he cut them and I tried to pay for them for myself but I can't do that yet and it sucks. I developed techniques for dealing with my general episodes but I had to quit before I even got a proper diagnosis and just when my relationship with my father (that is not that good to begin with) got worst bcs of me coming out. Mental health is such an important and neglected thing that we have to go out of our way to find methods to deal with it. Something that had work for me is breathing techniques like inhale 6 secs, hold 7, exhale in 8 or breathing in as much as I can and then breathing in a bit more, hold it a few seconds, then let it go. The last one is my fav. I also rationalice the situation (not sure if this one is actually healty or just a copying mechanism that works so far for me) understanding that there is not real danger helps me calm down, but the downside is that I found it makes harder to feel your feelings bcs it can invalidate them. A lot of this things are sadly trial and error and what work for me might not work for you. But I hope you find the help you need and find a reason to smile today ❤

[@saridesma]

This too shall pass 👏

[@birajsharma9618]

Dr Alex 👏🙌

[@MightyWeeks]

Dr. Love and Live Well.

[@Thu915]

Thank you for sharing! Great content however I noticed that when talking about the event of his brother, this person seems angry about the brother because his brother did not turn to HIM when the brother felt bad, especially because HE was sharing mental health content online. And as a result HE needed to deal with the grief and pain. He then proceeded to say “YOU should get help earlier” without offering useful strategies? I had to drop the podcast at that point because this felt too much about HIMSELF. Disclaimer other content after 43min I didn’t listen. Also could be he’s at the anger stage of grief, so I can’t exactly tell. However it did make me uncomfortable

[@IntrovertedBear]

For anyone wondering, this video/podcast is about Alex George's personal experiences. I didn't watch the video, but read the transcript. Alex does not discuss evidence-based practices in this video, and it mostly focuses on his personal experiences. That's cool and all, but that's not what I was expecting. I was expecting him to discuss the research and cite experts in the mental health field. After reading the transcript, I have no idea what his book is about. "Evidence-based practices," okay but can you give me a specific example?

[@bobby9568]

@Ali Abdaal, get some glare-free glasses please :)

[@LinhHoang-sh6xm]

Day 5 (I think) of trying to get Ali doing a deep dive with Vinh Giang

[@fire-wn6dj]

I disagree with his points on therapy. Therapy isn't for everyone. I wasted a lot of time on therapy because of that advice when I needed other things instead. While agree growth is always possible, it doesn't need to happen through therapy. Therapy is just one avenue and I wouldn't prescribe it to everyone

[@usaintltrade]

🧬

[@k124a]

How many different people and sites and channels do we need, to give us the same self help advise , half of which we already know

[@tanron]

Wow

[@TheigiHtwe-tx3bm]

❤

[@enatp6448]

I think your mom needs to reevaluate her position on therapy/counselling. Sounds like old school psychiatry - pathology based. Mental health is not an either you have or have not. Everyone is on a continuum which fluctuates throughout life. And prevention and "worried well" support is very worthwhile.

[@LinhHoang-sh6xm]

Day 8 of trying to get Vinh Giang on this podcast!

[@f.6738]

I'm the first comment

[@JoRust]

Telling someone that they shouldn't go for therapy because they're not in, what would be classified as a "medical crisis", sounds like typical old-school psychiatry. It's exactly this kind of thinking that keeps so many people from seeking therapy when it could actually help them tremendously.

[@erindabney2758]

Yep, this interview was just more of the same stuff that just does not work for me. To me, his perspective is just as stigmatizing as the status quo. Never expected that improving my mental health world be easy, but it was so much harder than I could withstand and still take care of the other big responsibilities. Reaching out and asking for help only created even bigger problems. Setting boundaries and saying no just led to punishment and increased the isolation and made me feel ever more miserable. Now, I just lie and play the part. I’m not happy, but at least I spend less time completely alone. Apparently, I need very specialized therapy because of how I process things. It’s not available in person in my area. Online therapy does not work for me. Maybe people should stop spouting that therapy works for everyone. It doesn’t. At least not the widely available forms of therapy. There is no universal panacea. At this point, after all these years, I feel like psychology/therapy destroyed my brain.

[@thomasbenoist8153]

Sorry to hear that. I often feel the same way. I think these people want to first of all sell a product, and it is easier doing so when the solution given applies to the most people possible (who are mostly people with less intense or less specialist mental health problems).

[@lavienestpasunlongfleuvetr2559]

Interesting video, but I don't agree that the American way of years of therapy is helpful for everyone. One glance at the USA shows that it breeds self-obsession and selfishness.

[@andrijanascepanovic2126]

This has to be listened at speed 0.75 this is ridiculous

[@janechapman7801]

What's wrong with being a girl? I know it seams a stupid question but question ive just watched some podcasts anout why men struggle and maby your point is actually talking about emotions shouldnt just be for sime groups of people as its usefull for everybodies mental health but the ohrase is sooo outdated!

[@mohamedabdulhi2950]

Pray and read Quran. You'll be happy