Traumatic Experiences Community Daily Check-in: Friday, 13 March 2020
Hey Trauma Community, today's Topic Self Care
You might be wondering why the Treat yo self cupcakes well that is just another way of taking care of yourself doing something nice for yourself.
There are 8 different ways to take care of yourself emotional care, physical care, spiritual, personal, social, financial, space and work self-care.
I'm going to give a few example activities from each of the different self cares we all need it is ok if you feel this doesn't apply to you.
Physical Self Care
Getting the right amount of sleep
Eating a nutritious diet
Practicing yoga or having a stretching routine
Physical exercise
Resting when your body needs it
Emotional Self Care
Practicing kindness
Forgiving yourself and others
Balancing your mood
Managing stress and anxiety
Releasing negative emotions
Spiritual Self Care
Meditation and mindfulness
Yoga
Burning sage or incense
Connecting to nature
Journalling
Personal Self Care
Knowing yourself deeply
Doing what feels right for you
Doing activities that you enjoy
Having a sense of personal identity
Social Self Care
Having healthy relationships
Knowing your boundaries
Healthy communication
Regular socializing
Using social media in a positive way
Financial Self Care
Saving money
Paying bills on time
Budgeting
Managing money well
Not splurging unnecessarily
Space Self Care
Organizing your space
Regularly cleaning
Living in a secure and safe place
Creating a Zen space
Work Self Care
Work boundaries
Regular break times
Keeping on top of work
Learning new skills
Positive work environment
Check-in Questions
1. what different types of self-care do you do on a regular basis and which activities for each one.
2. if you do not do much self-care what could you do today to increase that using the different types of the information above.
3. what does self-care mean to you
4. what are your favourite self-care activities to do on a regular basis and why
of course, these topic questions are optional if you'd prefer we can do a regular check-in see how you are doing, etc
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@CaringBrit
I think I am better at physical self care, getting a good diet but I've fallen slack on exercise. My sleep routine is pretty regular. I am working a flexible independent contractor job that allows for my self care needs, luckily. My spiritual self care involves meditation, journalling, and praying. I need to get better at space and social self care. Emotional self care will be a struggle for the rest of my life, I think.
@plumRaspberries7829
thats perfectly ok if you feel better at one or more over others great job with getting the good diet and its ok if youve slacked a bit on excercise im sure youll pick it up again when able nice self care methods you do there too do you daily journal then everyday do you do it with prompts or just mention thoughts etc wht type of journal
@CaringBrit
I do it with prompts but I haven't been doing it every day lately. I was given some new exercises to practice and I was trying that but I think I need both.
@plumRaspberries7829 oh nice prompts are really good when my fav streamer streams she does journalling and we do it as a community so its cool
@CaringBrit just going to sit here with yous for a few moments. Trying not to hide and thought at least if I checked in it
@crimsonLime6525 thats perfectly ok lime hope your ok today hugs if youd like one
@CaringBrit save the hugs for someone who deserves them
I feel annoyed today. My parents are acting so irrationally, stocking up 6 cases of 32 bottles of water. I counted. We are 3 people and 2 cats. Nothing wrong with our tap water. We have cups and refillable bottles. They already don't care about the environment and now they're being selfish in a time where everyone needs more supplies than normal in case of an emergency. I told them to return some to the store. Nothing. Not even to the homeless. So ashamed that these are my parents. I don't care what their upbringing was like that causes them to hoard food and water. Other people need things too. It's not like they're trying to stay safe, my mother still leaves for work and she makes her own schedule so she can choose to stay home. They're just selfish in the face of potential crisis. Be prepared, yes, but "Every man for himself" shouldn't be the mentality right now.
On a different note, I'm not even sure what I want to do for self care. I have been watching movies all day but they've been background noise. I have felt empty almost all day. Had some heightened anxiety for a moment but it turned out I was reacting too soon. Yeah feel empty now. Taking care of myself in many ways has been a chore. Think tomorrow I'm just gonna watch something, ruminate, and sleep all day and that's it. No interest in anything else.