SELF CARE

Self care is an activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental emotional and physical heath. Although it’s a simple concept in theory, it’s something we very often overlook. Good self care is key to improved mood and reduced anxiety. It is important to taking care your own self selfishly and unapologetically. Lets be honest. We are not good at taking care of ourselves.

 

We feel that indulging in short term pleasures is the key to self care. Self care goes deeper than that. Emotionally, we are in a state of fluctuations between denial, ignorance, optimistic biases, and occasional worries to overwhelming state of panic.

Self care is an effort of putting ourselves – our mind and our body. It varies from person to person.

ü It could be as simple as moisturizing our hands and feet before bedtime, drinking enough water.

ü Self care does not require you to take out a huge chunk of time from your busy day.

ü Taking breaks from stressful work and relaxing the mind once in a while.

ü If someone often experiences internal self criticism it could be as simple as forgiving oneself and practicing self compassion.

ü Take time off to relax and enjoy. When you make time for yourself and sufficient rest and exercise, you feel more energetic and will be able to do more – for yourself as well as for those around you.

ü If someone worries excessively about past and future (which most of us may be doing) it could be something like practicing being mindful of the present moment and appreciating it, and consciously detaching ourselves from one’s thoughts.

ü If someone excessively health conscious it may even be enjoying that one cheat meal.