Every day is an Awareness Day for me because I have to focus on my Mental Health before I feel overloaded and stressed out.
When discussing Mental Health and self-care it could be as simple as reducing stress, getting regular sleep, and putting the electronics away an hour before bedtime. It works for me, or take a nice bath with essential oils to create a nice aroma. There are so many ways we can keep our Mental Health in check. One of the most important tasks every day is to take your medication as prescribed.
Self Care Tips
When life gets busy it’s easy to forget to take care of yourself. But practicing self-care can have great benefits for your mental health.
Don’t feel guilty about taking time to care for yourself. It’s not selfish to make your health a priority. You will be better able to help others when you are your healthiest.
How to practice self-care is different for each person and can be different from day to day. An act of self-care for one person could actually be triggering for someone else, such as visiting with family. The important part is to find a balance of activities that work for you.
Here are some ideas on ways to get started, and don’t forget that you can also combine these activities. For example, eating your favorite dessert at the park or going to the beach and reading with a friend.
Build a Healthy Foundation
Get enough sleep and do your best to keep a consistent sleep schedule
Eat a balanced diet and include fruits and vegetables
Remember to drink enough water
Avoid triggers
Take breaks from your computer, phone, or social media
Learn to say no: it’s okay to say no if you don’t want or aren’t able to do something at the moment. Taking on too many commitments can put extra pressure on yourself and cause more stress.
Many people think they don’t have time for self-care, especially men. Your body gives you what you put into taking care of. Men tend to be the worst at self-care or even the idea. Taking a break to get fresh air for 10 minutes is self-care. Your body will give you back what you put into taking care of yourself.
Melinda
References:
https://ibpf.org/articles/50-ways-to-start-practicing-self-care/
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‘Avoid triggers’
this is so important.
triggers can send one down the rabbit hole so easily.
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In order to avoid them I have to know what is triggering. I saw my therapist yesterday and she told me about my reaction. Reactive Trauma Response. I’ve probably heard of it but my memory let it go. I look back on why or what memory was triggered and have no idea. This is the harder part of trauma other than dealing with it. Hugs :)
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I feel the same, every day of every week is a mental health day for me and I practise many of your tips plus a few ideas of my own. It’s taken me a long time to work out what benefits me and what doesn’t.
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We have become so attached to electronics and social media, which is for sure not self-care.
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Self-care is not selfish. It’s essential for your overall well-being. When you’re taking care of yourself, you’re better able to handle stress, manage your emotions, and build strong relationships. Thanks for sharing .
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Absolutely true. Sometimes I don’t always do what I need to do like exercise but at least the hot weather has moved out I can get outside with my flowers. :)
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