I'm kind of tossing up whether or not the poll will be an accurate measure because I'm assuming everyone has different things they would consider being self care, but feel free to vote whichever option.
My main question was too varied to put in a poll, but I was wondering what are the main things you do as self-care?
I had an activity recently where I had to rate different taking-care-of-yourself things on how much I do them, and they were broken up into categories of physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, (professional).
Do you guys think you focus more on one area?
me
I don't often purposely plan activities because I am thinking they are 'self-care', but I have a moderate amount of self care kind of in my routine I think.
My main things I prioritise might be:
-(kind of) healthy eating
-enough sleep
-seeing /talking to friends
Other stuff I do purely for my own benefit:
-time for Netflix/YouTube
-listening to music
-dance class
-wearing clothes I like
Things I'm kind of working on improving:
-saying no to things (kind of) mostly it's just no to myself though when I get tempted to plan more things than my future self would appreciate
-organisation (?)
-turning off notifications sometimes
The things I want to do more frequently are:
-being more creative eg cooking, art, crafts
-reading for fun
-exercise
-writing in journal
-appreciating nature/going outside
-letting go of thoughts unrelated to present
Occasional stuff that feels luxurious/rewarding:
-watching movie without stopping and starting
-dyeing hair
-getting away from phone/messages
-cooking fancy meals or baking
-going to op shops
-long walk listening to podcasts
-buying food out
-doing nothing/daydreaming on public transport
At the beginning, I kind of intended to focus this post of the last category I put in of that occassional-fancy-stuff you do as 'self care', but I think it's also important to be aware of how much your daily routine incorporates regular stuff that you do to take care of your physical/emotional wellbeing.
Feel free to copy this structure in your reply and modify/delete parts, or reply without this however you want!
Self-care you prioritise in your routine:Other self-care in your routine:Self-care stuff you are improving on:Activities you want to do more of:Outside of your routine, favourite ways to treat yourself:I hope you guys are taking some time to take care of yourself, if not please try do something today that only benefits yourself!!