At first, etiquette and mental health do not seem to go together.  But when you examine how they are intertwined, you will be surprised.  A first step in dealing with people when it causes you anxiety, remember, do not take what people say and do personally.  Increase your own self-care to find peace, and happiness.

Listen as Kathy and Debbie discuss personal development and the simplicity of using “please” and “thank you,” like you would salt and pepper to create a connection of positivity and increase the well-being of not just yourself but those around you.

More From Guest Debbie Jacobs

Article: Jacobs, D. (2019, December 2). Leveraging basic manners to conquer social anxiety. bpHope.com. https://www.bphope.com/blog/leveraging-manners-conquering-social-anxiety/

Additional Articles by Debbie Jacobs:

https://www.bphope.com/author/debbiejacobs/

·      How I Stopped Letting My Anger Do the Talking

·      Managing Bipolar in the Workplace

·      Bipolar Anger & Learning True Self-Control

·      How Managing My Bipolar & Mania Taught Me to Manage Myself

·      Many more……

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Citations:

Chard, P. (2011, May 30). Minding manners may boost mental health. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. https://archive.jsonline.com/news/health/122831359.html/

Dash, Bipin. (2022). The Importance of Etiquette and Useful Expressions in English: A Critical Analysis. 2. 74-91.

Echelbarger M, Epley N. Undervaluing the positive impact of kindness starts early. J Exp Psychol Gen. 2023 Oct;152(10):2989-2994. doi: 10.1037/xge0001433. Epub 2023 May 25. PMID: 37227842.

Haller, E., Lubenko, J., Presti, G., Squatrito, V., Constantinou, M., Nicolaou, C., Papacostas, S., Aydın, G., Chong, Y. Y., Chien, W. T., Cheng, H. Y., Ruiz, F. J., García-Martín, M. B., Obando- Posada, D. P., Segura-Vargas, M. A., Vasiliou, V. S., McHugh, L., Höfer, S., Baban, A., … Gloster, A. T. (2021, December 21). To help or not to help? prosocial behavior, its association with well-being, and predictors of prosocial behavior during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic. Frontiers. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.775032/full

Jacobs, D. (2019, December 2). Leveraging basic manners to conquer social anxiety. bpHope.com. https://www.bphope.com/blog/leveraging-manners-conquering-social-anxiety/

Lookadoo, G. (2009, August 3). Whatever happened to? manners : “polite behavior” has gone through a transformation. Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2009/aug/03/whatever-happened-manners-polite- behavior-20090803/

Raposa EB, Laws HB, Ansell EB. Prosocial Behavior Mitigates the Negative Effects of Stress in Everyday Life. Clin Psychol Sci. 2016 Jul;4(4):691-698. doi: 10.1177/2167702615611073. Epub 2015 Dec 10. PMID: 27500075; PMCID: PMC4974016.

Shakir, Z. (2023, September 20). How etiquette and mental health go hand in hand - insights by peerless etiquette. Peerless Etiquette. https://www.peerlessetiquette.com/post/how-etiquette-and-mental-health-go-hand-in-hand-insights-by-peerless-etiquette

Yu, M. (2024, June 26). Mind-body connection: Enhancing mental well-being for Optimal Health. Maggie Yu MD, IFMCP - Transform Your Health. https://drmaggieyu.com/blog/mind-body-connection-unleashing-mental-well-being-for-optimal-health/