Believe it or not, taking a few moments out of your day to take care of yourself is one of the hardest things to do. We get so wrapped up in our everyday lives, from work to school or any other things that may be begging for our attention. But self-care and mental health are just as important as our physical health, yet it is something that is ignored the most.
Think about it for a moment. If your head is full of nothing but negative thoughts, you're not going to feel great about yourself. Stress can have real impacts on your body as well, like headaches, wearing down your immune system, acne, etc. Your mental health can have real and physical impacts on your body, which is why it is vital to take care of it. Showing yourself a little love isn't necessarily selfish, and even being a little selfish sometimes is a good thing! At the end of the day, you only have one body and one life left to live. You have to take care of it.
Here are just some quick and easy self-care tips to use when you're feeling down and out!
1. Drink a glass of water when you first wake up
2. Finally do that thing that's been sitting on your to-do list foreverÂ
3. Go through your social media and mute or unfollow people who make you feel bad about yourself
4. Unplug from the world for at least an hourÂ
5. Take a few minutes to just dance
6. Splurge a little
7. Take a warm bath or a long, hot showerÂ
8. Schedule days where you do absolutely nothingÂ
9. Reflect on at least 3 good things that had happened during the dayÂ
10. Take a new route to school or workÂ
11. Move for at least 30 minutes a dayÂ
12. Go for a walk or a run
13. StretchÂ
14. Clean and light a candleÂ
15. Read a book or color a pictureÂ
16. Write down a list of things you are grateful forÂ
17. Hug someoneÂ
18. Binge watch a couple episodes of your favorite tv showÂ
19. Call a friend that you haven't talked to in awhileÂ
20. Put towels in the dryer before your shower or bath
21. Drink some hot chocolate or tea
22. Order your favorite desert
23. Write out your feelings
24. Try a new face mask or skin routineÂ
25. Go to bed earlierÂ
26. Do something that makes you laugh
27. Get up early to watch the sunriseÂ
28. Take a nap
29. Write a list of things you like about yourselfÂ
30. Buy yourself some flowers
31. Cook your favorite mealÂ
32. Stop checking who viewed your Instagram/Snap storyÂ
33. Don't delete posts because they don't have as many likes as you'd want
34. Stop refreshing your notifications every few seconds
35. Stop reading old text messages
36. Stop believing that loving yourself means you're being selfish
37. Create a to-do list for the week and stick to itÂ
38. Meditate
39. Find a new hobbyÂ
40. Write a letter to your future selfÂ
41. Reorganize your thingsÂ
42. Take deep breaths
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