Being a voluntary NEET can be good for your mental health, according to a psychologist

• Some young people are choosing to be NEET to focus on mental health and values.
• They see being idle as more beneficial than taking the wrong job.
• Waiting for the right career can boost mental wellbeing and reduce stress, a psychologist says.

Being unemployed and idle may sound like a choice nobody would make, but some young people are voluntarily choosing to become NEETs.

The acronym stands for people who are not in employment, education, or training.