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The Five Rules for Self-Care - Mindful
Self-Care Is Not One-Size Fits All
You have to start giving up most of your vices in order to truly dedicate yourself to self-care and to larger causes. But there are healthy indulgences we can enjoy.
These are defined by small actions we can take that help us restore balance in our lives, and bring us joy and happiness.
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Self-Care Is Difficult
It is much easier for us to make decisions that feel good right now (“quick-fixes”) than it is to have the discipline to make decisions that may suck now but feel really great later.
Self-care can be really hard because it’s a long-term play. But your well-being is worth the trouble.
Self-Care Is Not Self-Indulgence
- Self-indulgence is the “excessive or unrestrained gratification of one’s own appetites, desires, or whims. Self-indulgent behaviors alter our mood or provide us with a means of temporary escape.
- Self-care yields you long-term benefits without causing harm. And in a way, it’s a selfless act as it will make you a more engaged and impassioned person.
Self-Care Is Inclusive
Self-care has become a female-centered, elitist and commercialized activity often seen as frivolous and as an “occasional” practice.
But self-care is for everyone and a collective goal, not a commodity good.
Your “Self” Is Bigger Than You
Self-care means putting ourselves first and we’ve been conditioned to believe this is wrong and selfish. But the “self” goes beyond the individual to include all the things we interact with.
When we practice self-care, we hone our interactions with everything around us: we protect the world around and do it better.
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3 ways to practice self-care
- Allow yourself to unplug from the news and social media for a few days.
- Recognize when you need self-care and then respond to that need.
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Self-criticism
It compromises your goals and undermines your pursuits, whether they are academic, health related, personal, or professional.
Self-criticism predicts depression, avoidance behaviors, loss of ...
Self-compassion
It generates resilience, it empowers you to be flexible, and gives you the ability to identify problems, accept negative feedback from others, and change habits that no longer serve you.
Practice self-care at work
- Use lunch as an act of self-care. Take a moment to notice this nourishment you’re giving yourself.
- Remember that, just like you, everybody feels like a fraud to a certain degree.
- Helping people makes us feel good about ourselves and connected to others. So, instead of defaulting to “No, thanks” or “ I’m fine” when someone offers you something, try saying yes.
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Sleep
Being well-rested is essential to health. You'll have more energy, more patience, and less anxiety if you accumulate eight hours of quality sleep in a day.
To ensure you sleep well,...
Hydration
Staying hydrated helps keep the skin clear, your mood balanced, and helps both digestion and your immune system.
Try to keep a water bottle on you at all times so you have the constant reminder to drink throughout the day.
Exercise
Keeping up with your physical health reduces stress and releases endorphins (the chemicals that make you happy).
Exercise is also defined as any form of physical activity. So dancing in the apartment, walking around campus, or hitting the gym could all help you maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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