selfcare

The importance of self-care is paramount; enhance your health and wellbeing, manage your stress, and maintain control under pressure.

Emotional Hygiene
Hygiene is the practice to maintain health and prevent diseases especially through cleanliness. It can be practiced by cleaning our body, hair, teeth, trimming our nails, wearing clean clothes, putting a Band-Aid on scrapes and cuts and being mindful of what we intake etc.
By Aiman6 years ago in Psyche
The Big Deal about Loneliness
Loneliness. Loner. Outcast. Loneliness has been a human phenomenon that has followed man kind like a dark shadow since the dawn of time.
By Sadé Anthony6 years ago in Psyche
Ripple Effects
Thoughts of who I used to be travel through my head at such a high speed, making me fall on my knees. Tears streaming down because the pain from the fall went right through my chest into my heart, making me bleed from the inside out.
By Chana Saacks6 years ago in Psyche
8 Methods of Emotional Self-Care
Self-care is often thought of as a form of selfish behaviour, when actually it is about maintaining or improving your health. We aren't saying you need to stop thinking about your other responsibilities, however you should consider putting time aside each day for self-care.
By Ver Armstrong6 years ago in Psyche
The Greatest Psychological Experiment You Will Ever Conduct On Yourself
If you’re like me, you have no idea what day of the week it is. You stopped caring that your weekly grocery bill is double what it should be because at this point, you just need to get out of the friggin’ house. You’ve started contemplating what constitutes socially acceptable drinking behavior, and are quickly becoming concerned that you may have a serious drinking problem. In this very moment, you’re wearing sweatpants whilst ceremoniously shoving cheese dust covered carbs into your pie hole. Welcome to COVID-19 quarantine, day ??.
By Savannah Lynx6 years ago in Psyche
When the Therapist Needs A Therapist.
Dear reader, The caption seems a little counterintuitive, I know: "The last beginning", as if we ever truly go back to square one when it comes to self-improvement - it would be very hard to, trust me... but I digress. My name is Hannah, but I also go by the nickname of "Parchie", which is really just an abbreviation of my last name. I have a certification in Health Coaching (cert. January 2018), but I haven't been using it to make money because I feel/felt like if I couldn't heal myself, even though I've come so far in my journey and have accomplished so much for myself already, then I certainly would not be qualified to be healing others. I realize how it sounds, but I can assure you I have been working on my self worth.
By H.L Parchment6 years ago in Psyche
Hone Your Self-Care Skills in Quarantine
Throughout the past week as more and more cities, states, and districts have begun to enforce shelter-in-place orders due to the COVID-19, I have seen something harmful unfold. Many people are out of a job and being forced to stay at home, while numerous influencers across all social media platforms have created videos and articles shaming individuals who are using this time to rest and practice self-care. Some influencers have broadcast how we need to use this time to be productive and “skill up” instead of being “lazy and watching Netflix”.
By Ashley Nestler, MSW6 years ago in Psyche
Master Onion AKA The Alchemist
Master Onion aka Alchemist I am making a conscious effort to be bold, be courageous on my inner healing to trans mutational journey. I am on the path to becoming a master onion aka alchemist. My journey has been painful, liberating, hard, fun and rewarding. I have become an onion as I peel back the layers and rediscover myself. I’m on my quest and speaking my truth and owning it.
By Johnetta Cuff6 years ago in Psyche
What is self care!?
seriously though, what is self care? I see so many things on the media and posts that say “self care is self love”, but I am still in the dark about what it means. I see so many big name youtubers and instagram models doing a face mask and drinking tea with the tag line of self care. So I took part and through on a face mask and drank my green tea and waited till I felt better. When I washed my face the bitterness of life had not gone away. It did make my face look good though.
By Ariana Rose6 years ago in Psyche
Mental HEALth Day
We have become so good at living in survival mode. Alarm! Wake up. Do the things. See the people. Regulate responsibly. There are people counting on you; you don’t want to waste anyone’s time. Cope by any means possible: drugs, alcohol, food, sex. Sleep a shitty sleep. ALARM! Repeat.
By Tess6 years ago in Psyche
Self-Care Tips for Mental Well-being.
Taking care of our mental health and well-being is not something we should do when we just develop mental health problems. It is something we should all do everyday, whether we have had mental health problems or not. Some mental health problems can be brought on by the stress we face in every day life, and they can occur even if we have never had a problem before. Self-care is really important when it comes to our mental well-being, even if we feel there is nothing in our lives that can cause a problem. Doing self-care can reduce the impact of everyday stresses like work, parenting, studying amongst many other things, in return it can also help us to reduce the effects that these things have on our mental well-being. Over the years, I have had many issues with my own mental health, some of which have been complicated, others brought on by everyday stressors. Below, I will share the tips that I use, that work well for me when taking care of my own well-being.
By Carol Ann Townend6 years ago in Psyche
Once upon a writer
As a child I constantly dreamed of becoming a writer one day. When I was about 12 years old, on a hot summer day, sitting alone outside – the first poem I ever created just came bursting out of me. It was so magical, almost unbelievable, I couldn't stop myself. I immediately went to my room to write it down, and as I had no journal at that time I used one of my notebooks for school – it only took about 15 minutes. Not realizing that bringing the notebook back to school with me everyday would change my life, It subsequently turned into my poetry journal. As the days, weeks, months and years went by I sat in each class with that notebook waiting for every moment I could write in it. I always had an appreciation for writing, research papers were my favorite – I always got good grades on them, but poetry was not something I knew I could do until I felt it hit me that one summerday… Sadly, my dream wasn't good enough for my parents, according to them it wasn't a real job to pursue or worth them eventually paying for college in that field of study. What's more, the emotional, physical, and sexual abuse my twin sister and I suffered in our family environment kept me trapped in a world of insecurities and self-hatred. I spent so much of my time either crying, sad, ashamed, afraid, and a myriad of other emotional disturbances, there was nothing left in me to focus on happiness. I was conditioned at a young age to feel worthless and be silent. Survivors of abuse never get the help they need right away, either because they're soul is so shattered that they can't ask for it, or the already limited resources fall short. This lack of compassion evolving in society – in my opinion – is going to bring all of humanity down to unimaginable chaos and fear, completely changing the way we were made; we are wired to be kind and compassionate.
By Nausilee 6 years ago in Psyche