Self-Care Tips to Help You Stay Strong

 

You may need self-care ideas if you are experiencing:

1) Poor sleep patterns, or are sleeping more than usual
2) Increased use of alcohol or drugs (even prescription medication or over the counter sleeping pills)
3) A feeling of being detached from others or less interested in connecting with other people
4) Hopelessness and despair
5) Situations where you find you are more easily annoyed or angrier than usual

These are all signs that you might be overwhelmed or even depressed and you could use some self-care tips and nurturing.

What Can Self-Care Look Like?

  1. Saying NO to excessive demands made on you.
  2. Ordering food instead of feeling pressured to cook.
  3. Getting to bed early or earlier than usual.
  4. Lowering your expectations of yourself.
  5. Learning when to be assertive vs be aggressive or passive
  6. Turning off social media or the TV, to truly rest and relax.

Read more: https://family-therapy.ca/blog/self-care-tips-to-help-you-stay-strong/

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