Self-care challenge: Post your self-care routine!
Hello Hellooo people! 
I hope all is well! ^-^
We sure do know that self-care is so very important for ourselves. It doesn't for how long we practice self-care in our daily routine. It could be 15 minutes, an hour. It depends and it's always an achievement to take some time out of your busy busy day to take care of yourself because you matter and you are important too! 
-Here's a little challenge for you: Post your self-care routine below! 
I'm excited and curious to get to know about your self-care routine 
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It's not a routine, more like a bunch of things but:
- listening to music, I start off with more sad songs at first and try to end with a happy song to put me into a good mood
- baths
- reading books
- watching movies/series
- drawing/painting
- having a good cry, just to let all my pent-up emotions out
- sleeping. i almost always feel better the next day
@0yellowbrickroad0
That sounds like a good idea
I go for a walk. Alone. It helps me to remind myself that I am on my own in a good sense, that I can be without depending on anyone.
Today I focused On taking care of myself. I got my nails done, a fresh haircut, some new clothes, and picked up a bottle of my favorite wine to enjoy tonight. I'm currently snuggled up with my only friend, my dog. We are binge watching one of our favorite shows and trying to forget about the constant pain from depression and anxiety.
@Iamhurtinginside Dogs are definitely a mans best friend. I feel like the best therapy ive ever received is my landlords dog sleeping with me. That last look he gave me was like a knife to the chest. It said 'youre back from moving all that stuff! Play now?' I missed watching TV and rolling him side to side on my belly.
I read the book 'A Dogs Purpose' multiple times. I didnt LIKE the story per se, I just needed to cry profusely and a dog reincarnating after dying for humans is depressing enough to drag that poison out of me. Ill be happier when I'm dead honestly; im too sensitive for this world. Most boys wouldnt sob uncontrollably over the death of a cat, but I am the sort of sentimental trash that this world likes to spit on and even worse im far too analytical to believe the lie that is religion. How nice it would be to believe that after life Ill go up to heaven and find my doggy friends alive and well, renewed and refreshed ready to leap up and lick me in the face. Ive never had a dog, maybe thats why its so hard to say goodbye to the good ones I meet. Im falling out of love with my cat to be honest. I need an animal that returns the affection I give them.
I struggle very hard with self care. I have this bad habit of listening to super i mean super sad music and it only makes my thoughts ugly and makes me sad, but it feels so comfortable at the same time 😔. But today i pushed so dang hard, that i felt like my brain was hurting. I pushed myself to self care by watching a bit of nba, i also made myself some microwaveable egg rolls. I also forced myself to play positive or neutral music, it felt so fake because i felt so sad. But hey i did it 😐. Any tips on how to push yourself to fight against depression instead of letting it kill u slowly, literally if i dont continue to fight i may not be here cuz my thoughts are getting darker.
@Justice2324 I feel more happy when Ive accomplished something. My depression is because of my physical circumstances, but hey; maybe youre different...
For me, I take a nice candle light bubble bath, then I read, write, or draw. I try to do some yoga and have tea. I make sure to take the time for myself.
self-care is often hard for me, probably because I struggle a lot with self-love or rather a lack of it, so I feel like I don't really deserve to be treated well.
but there's a couple of things I try to do regularly - meditation (usually in the evenings - I want to establish a meditation routine in the mornings, but mornings are just so damn hard and I haven't managed to do it yet), lying in the dark with headphones on and my favourite music (there are some songs that, while they are very emotional, just make me feel so ALIVE). I also try to eat well - some days that works better than others.
and there's an iphone game (not sure if it's available for android as well) that I discovered the other day - it's called "sky" and your "job" in the game is to bring back the stars, and it's just such an aesthetically pleasing experience with calm background music, so not a stressful game at all, and I use that if I need a shhort break from reality.
love meself every second of every minute of every hour of every day ❤️
It's so weird, but washing and cleansing my face every morning and evening makes me feel satisfied, positive and happy. Also reading a self help book.
I try to set selfcare routines but I end up failing them usually. Which feeds into a negative spiral. I do not like myself a lot.
Bubble bath
Glass of wine while cooking dinner
talking to one of my sisters
happy hour with girlfriends (in person or virtual)
reading a book
movies and funny sitcoms
doing anything with one of my sons (going for a walk, watching movies, ping pong, swimming.....)
I want to say exercise- I know I need it and feel so good afterwards. I don't know why it is so hard to motivate myself to do it.
-listening to music
-showering every day (still getting there)
-watching She-Ra
-I know this isnt as healthy but comfort food
Still trying to find more ways where I can self care in a healthy way
@cecelia6138I love watching She-Ra!