Self-care is the individual’s responsibility for health management without the support of a medical practitioner. Self-care is characterized as any appropriate human regulatory mechanism that is under individual control, deliberate, and self-initiated in the sense of health care. Self-care is regarded as a central component of health and social care, and it is an integral part of modern healthcare systems.
Most of the stress-relieving things in the world won’t benefit you if you don’t look after yourself. Meditation would be useless if you aren’t having enough sleep, you could fall asleep while trying to meditate. Going to the gym once in a while won’t help you relax if you’re just eating highly processed fast food. If you want your stress management activities to be successful, you must first take care of your basic needs.
How would you take care of your mental health?
- Performing activities that keep your mind focused, such as puzzles or writing about a topic that interests you are some of the examples Reading books or watching movies that encourage you can help to keep your mind going. Doing things that help you remain emotionally stable is also part of emotional self-care. Self-compassion and acceptance, not getting peer-pressured, etc, will help you maintain a more optimistic internal conversation.
- Your well-being depends on your ability to maintain close relationships. Investing time and energy into developing and maintaining close relationships with others is the best way to establish and sustain such relationships. Self-care needs When life gets busy, it’s difficult to find time for friends, and it’s easy to neglect your relationships. Everyone’s social needs are a little different. The trick is to find out what your social needs are and make sure you have enough flexibility in your schedule to call or meet them.
- When it comes to physical self-care, consider the following questions to see if there are any places that you can improve, ask yourself if you are getting enough rest, if your diet properly nourishing your body or if you’re getting enough physical activity. Attending appointments, taking medicine as recommended, and maintaining your health are all examples of good physical self-care.
Text by: Ankita Dutta, IBTN9
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