I so relate to all of this. Self care involves listening to my own inner voice and being patient with the chaos, simple self love and acceptance. The outside dictums and judgments be damned.
OMG thank you for writing this!! I could relate to so much of what you said on a deep level. Spoon theory has been a game-changer for me, too, as I live with chronic illness/pain. There aren't enough inclusive and realistic conversations around what self-care means, so I appreciate you immensely for sharing these perspectives.
Super interesting! I also feel like working in the beauty industry everyone assumes I’m a pro at self care. Just because I have a skincare routine does not make me a devout practitioner of self care!
Brushing teeth is a funny one. Fellow ADHDer here and I can’t get through it without doing something else 🙈
I also found when I was in the initial stages of deep grief some people advised me to be kind to myself and practice self care. I know it was all well meaning but it pissed me off so much!
Isn't it ironic how there are way too many people telling us what to do, then making us feel bad when we don’t or can’t follow those instructions? What might be self-care for you probably won’t work for me, yet we’re bombarded daily with ideas drawn with very wide brush strokes. I have many insecurities, but fitting in and blindly following advice was never my thing. I’ll take suggestions and see if they make sense to me and my life. But you’re absolutely right – self-care is the new term being thrown about, and people are stressing about not being able to do all the self-care being prescribed. 🤪
Thank you for saying this! Spoon theory fits my long covid life, a shower is often about as much self care as I can manage.
ALL of this Anita - thank you so much for writing what has been on my mind x
I so relate to all of this. Self care involves listening to my own inner voice and being patient with the chaos, simple self love and acceptance. The outside dictums and judgments be damned.
OMG thank you for writing this!! I could relate to so much of what you said on a deep level. Spoon theory has been a game-changer for me, too, as I live with chronic illness/pain. There aren't enough inclusive and realistic conversations around what self-care means, so I appreciate you immensely for sharing these perspectives.
Revenge procrastination reading this. Totally worth it. Thank you 😬
Super interesting! I also feel like working in the beauty industry everyone assumes I’m a pro at self care. Just because I have a skincare routine does not make me a devout practitioner of self care!
Brushing teeth is a funny one. Fellow ADHDer here and I can’t get through it without doing something else 🙈
I also found when I was in the initial stages of deep grief some people advised me to be kind to myself and practice self care. I know it was all well meaning but it pissed me off so much!
Isn't it ironic how there are way too many people telling us what to do, then making us feel bad when we don’t or can’t follow those instructions? What might be self-care for you probably won’t work for me, yet we’re bombarded daily with ideas drawn with very wide brush strokes. I have many insecurities, but fitting in and blindly following advice was never my thing. I’ll take suggestions and see if they make sense to me and my life. But you’re absolutely right – self-care is the new term being thrown about, and people are stressing about not being able to do all the self-care being prescribed. 🤪