Dr. Jameca CooperForensic Psychology Consultant, Emergence Psychological Services · Board Certified Counseling Psychologist and Forensic Psychology Consultant

Stop spending major time with minor people. #selfcaretip #prioritizeyourself #mentalhealth

17 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief self‑care video, Dr. Jameca Cooper warns viewers about the emotional cost of investing time and energy in people who do not reciprocate support—what she calls “minor people.” She describes how constantly checking on them, rushing to answer their calls, and feeling ignored when she needs them drains her spirit. Cooper advises setting firm boundaries, limiting access to one’s energy, and prioritising personal mental‑health needs instead of trying to please those who are not important to them.

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My self-care tip for today: stop spending major time with minor people. Because you know what? It will drain you. It will eat at you. It will eat at the core of your spirit. Because while you're around there checking for them, trying to make sure they okay, about to drop your phone in the toilet trying to get to the call when they call you and need you, and then meanwhile when you need them, they're nowhere to be found. They like, oh, I was busy, I was this, I was that. In other words, you're not important to them, you're not major to them. So keep that same energy with those type of people. Don't spend time with them, don't even give them access to you and your energy and your spirit. Keep it separate. It will help you because you need to conserve energy for your own self-care and mental health.