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How to make ‘Self care’ actually feel like Self Care 

      At times, the acts of self care may not even feel like it, which often causes individuals to feel discouraged. It often affects their mental health which makes it a struggle to even take care of themselves. Doing self care is more than just its little activities such as bathing or reading a book, but it’s really making yourself a priority and making good daily habits. People have had their concepts about what self care was. At one point it was pampering yourself, but now it’s a whole new meaning. People feel that it’s not enough hence why they feel discouraged. The whole key to finding a self care routine that can work for you is to break down into four components. According to the article ‘How to make ‘Self Care’ actually feel like Self care,’ it states “We can break down self-care into four buckets: physical, mental, social and spiritual. Using those frames of references, you can begin to experiment with different techniques that might work.” The point of breaking down into four buckets would be to identify which one is mainly affecting you. For most people, the social aspect of their health could be affecting them the most because they tend to feel lonely which impacts their emotional, physical, and mental health. The solution in terms of self care would be to start figuring out what’s good for you. 

                                                                  Why Self Care Isn’t Selfish

         Self love is self care. It is important for the well being of an individual to love themselves as it allows them to take care of themselves mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Often people lack self care for themselves seeing that they find it selfish which leads to the diminishment of self love. Due to the global pandemic that occurred in 2019, a lot of people had connected with the practice of self care. The act of self care was deeply encouraged during the time of quarantine since it has had an impact on many people. Speaking from experience, the pandemic has caused many people to feel isolated, empty, and overall, a low self-esteem. The entire purpose of self care is to fuel yourself again and feel full of life. In consonance with the article ‘Why Self-care isn’t Selfish,’ it states “So there are aspects of self-care related to sleep — everyone should take a bath, light candles. There’s this idea that we need to calm down. But what can you experience today that is going to fill you with the positive emotions you need to do the most important things in your life? It’s about refueling yourself in order to engage with life” This was claimed by Dr. McGonigal who explained the importance of practicing self care for yourself. He explains in an aspect that self care isn’t about relaxing and taking it easy on yourself, but it is to feel more alive and to stay motivated with your daily life. Dr. Groppel also stated “Self care is a lot of things…It can be exercise, creating boundaries. It’s keeping yourself safe emotionally. Maybe it’s not arguing with that uncle about politics right now. It can be spiritual. But you are in control of it.” This means taking care of your health, your mental/emotional status, and providing security for yourself overall. There are many things you can do to keep yourself healthy and in a good place mentally. 

A topic I am passionate about is the practice of self care. What is self care? Self care is the action taken by an individual to better their health mentally, spiritually, and physically. There are many things that categorize under the topic of self care which is doing skin care routines, eating healthier, working out, participating in your favorite hobbies, spending time with your family/friends, etc. I am a person who is strong about self care especially because it promotes self love for yourself. It is extremely important to take care of yourself to provide serotonin and stability.  We all go through something deep in our lives that may impact our health in time. The way we can take care of ourselves is to do the things you love, to reward yourself, and just go on a complete detox with everything. I feel that this topic is important for the society of people since lots of people lack self love for themselves. Without self love, there is no self care.