Hey Pandas, What’s Something You Do For Self-Care? (Closed)

You guys take care of yourselves?

Deleted Facebook, Instagram and other social media accounts.

I read.

For self-care (mentally at least) everynight before i go to bed i look in the mirror and remind myself that i am beautiful no matter what.

Read books, drink tea, have hot showers.

Cuddle with my kitties.

Walk. It's exercise and my best healthy method to remedy stress/anxiety.

turn my music up as loud as i can and scream along to it. its strangely calming.

For me I don’t listen to harmful comments, or overly rude remarks. If it’s something that will purposefully anger/irritate me I ignore it, and just remind myself I don’t need to be put through this.

Sing while playing my piano

sleep

I remind myself that it's okay to get a 9/10 on a quiz and that grades don't matter if they are stressing you out everyday?.. I am not sure if I just explained it okay but I also draw which helps me feel calm 😌

I do my own acrylic nails. Super intense designs with multiple color changes, Swarovski crystals. The kind that costs you $300 in a salon. And also gardening is self care for me.

Play my sax.

Go on a walk and listen to music

Warm oil (mixed) head self-massages twice every week.

I have a cat

Birdwatching. No, really! It's a hobby AND self-care! Okay, I have a monumentally stressful and "essential" job, and that's one way I deal with stress. Birding gets me out of the house and walking, hiking, or exploring new areas, so it has physical benefits, and the mental benefits are awesome as well. Birding requires concentration and opening one's senses, which provides a means of turning off my worries and devoting my entire mind to an awareness of nature. It's almost like meditation, or as close to meditation as I can get, and it really does relieve stress. Plus, it gives me other birders to meet in a friendly way, which makes it a hobby with physical, mental, and social benefits. Beat that for a hobby!

After several therapy sessions for mental health issues and 3 suicide attempts, I started posting positive affirmations on my mirrors to remind myself that I am worthy, beautiful, loved, etc. I read them daily and one the really low days, I read them over and over again. It helps.

̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶m̶o̶m̶ (I’m sorry I had to). In actuality, I go on runs around my neighborhood with my dog. Also, a few years ago I specifically bought a beanbag to just punch and scream into, and it helps me get rid of my pent up anger (at the cost of weird looks from the neighbors) since I’m always angry because of something. Honestly, I bet we all are in this Russia-Ukraine crap. #StandWithUkraine