Favorite Or Unique Self Care Technique? Share here!
Share your self care tips, ideas with us!
Do you have any favorite ways to promote self care or take care of yourself? We would love to hear any ways you like to take for yourself if you are comfortable sharing. One thing I do for self care, is watching a movie with a friend. Do you have any fun self care ideas?
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Jet01
@Jet01
My favorite self care routine is watching a show or movie from my childhood. That always brings back fond memories of when times were simpler ✨💛
@tinyDream
That is an awesome way to take care of yourself! I might have to try that myself sometime. Thank you for sharing the interesting way that you do self care!
Best of Wishes,
Jet01
@Jet01
One of my favorite ways to take care of myself is by taking a nap, and more to the point, a mindful one. As in, I try to only take them when I am paying attention to my body and know that it needs one.
This type of mindfulness also definitely has had a positive domino effect for me in my life towards many other aspects of my self-care.
@sereneSunset26
Ooh, that is an awesome way to practice mindfulness! How often do you do this to help?
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Jet01
@Jet01
I find distraction works well for me, so I might play a game for 30 minutes, even something like solitaire
@determinedShip1191
Distraction is a great coping mechanism! It works well for a lot of people.
Best of Wishes,
Jet01
@Jet01 My favourite self care routine is doing yoga🍃 It helps me improve my respiration, energy and vitality. It also increases my self-esteem. I feel good about myself since I started doing yoga everyday.
@cuddlyMango2700
That is a great self care routine! I just recently started doing yoga through a course at my college, and I really enjoyed it. I am glad that you are enjoying it as well!
Best of Wishes,
Jet01
Reminding myself that being unwell isn't something to be ashamed of is really helpful for me. I remember reading somewhere years ago someone elses experience with depression and shame. They spoke about harm reduction in brushing the crumbs off their bed when they couldnt wash them for weeks on end. It was really helpful to read that, because it made me less ashamed when i could barely get out of bed, myself. It's ok to be really sad, to be alone, to not be productive, and besides being depressed is exhausting work.
That being said, sometimes i really have to push myself to shower and/or clean my house, but i usually feel better for a bit if im able to do it
Other things that are helpful for me:
1. Remembering to hydrate! Being thirsty makes me really anxious so sometimes i think im on the verge of a panic attack, but im really just thirsty.
2. Yoga or a bike ride, if im feeling up to it (no shame if im not)
3. Watching trashy television
4. Cuddling with my dogs
5. Writing a letter to myself
6. Empowering myself to say no to the things i dont feel up to doing.
Thank you all for sharing. It helps to read other peoples experience.
@Jet01
I just daydream of my future when all things troubling me in the present are resolved. How beautiful my future will be!
I pray Lord Shiva mantras and go for long bus rides.