University Counseling Center

Unhelpful Behaviors

Get up at different times every morning

Go to bed at different times every night

Miss class

Don’t do a homework assignment

Wait until the last minute to get something done

Stop washing your hair

Stop brushing your teeth

Skip a test

Stop going to team or club meeting

Ignore or decline invites to hang out

Skip a meal

Over eat

Eat lots of junk food

Binge drink  

Smoke cigarettes

Stop talking to/actively avoid your friends

Stop talking to/actively avoid your family

Don’t seek help when you are struggling

Stay inside all the time

Play video games for hours

Constantly monitor social media

Stay in your bed

Stay in your room; don’t leave

Stop talking to your roommate

Stop completing tasks

Stop going to work

Stop exercising

Watch a lot of TV

Only eat one meal a day

Argue with other people

Stop doing your hobbies

Only focus on the negative

Complain a lot

Use recreational drugs

Sleep all day

Don’t move

Only listen to music that makes you sad, angry or upset

Stop smiling and laughing

Stop going to church, meditating or praying

Let your room get really disorganized

Self-harm

Smoke marijuana

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Last Updated: 7/15/24