self-care
[sɛlfˈkɛː]
NOUN
1.
the
practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's own health
"autonomy
in self-care and insulin administration"
2.
the practice of taking an active role
in protecting one's own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods
of stress
"expressing oneself is an
essential form of self-care"
There are so many forms of self-care that I had considered
separating them onto each day of Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) but then I
had my other ideas so here they all are in one post. One post about how
important each act of self-care is, how I practice and benefit from them, and
tips for you to utilize them too!
Sleep
I don’t know about anyone else, but my sleep pattern has
gone to complete… poo since lockdown began! I guess because I’ve felt as though
I’ve not had any real need to be up and to go to bed and a specific time.
Before lockdown, my sleep wasn’t the greatest, but at least I had commitments to
motivate me to wake up and go to bed at an acceptable hour! Reasons to set my
alarm. Now though, it really doesn’t matter if I sleep through the daytime and
have all my energy at night. I think that as long as I can be awake when I need
to – like for my phone call appointments with my Community Psychiatric Nurse
(CPN) and Support Worker, then that’s all that really matters.
