Hey Pandas, What’s Something You Do For Self-Care? (Closed)

Weirdly its not me but the cat. Every evening, once work has finished, dinner is eaten and then tidied up, the kids are put to bed. I lie on the sofa and the cat curls up on my chest. Thats my unwinding, de stressing time. That little fluff ball has now idea how she helps me!

read books, watch anime w/ french vanilla and all that calm shiz.

I try a new craft and usually fail. it's just cathartic to create and not hate imperfections

i watch yaoi (gay hentai)

I have so many sayings i can't keep track.

I love baking because it really clears my head. Sometimes extravagant, sometimes just plain cupcakes with droopy frosting. It's just really fun for me and I like to listen to music while I do it.

Listen to music, Read a book, play with my dog, or take a hot shower.

I'll run a hot bubble bath with some nice scents, light some candles, and plan on a long relaxing soak with my kindle and a joint....however, my idea of a 'long' soak and how long I can sit in a bath for are two different things so i'm usually out in 10mins - but it's not about the time in it, it's more the mood setting that chills me. Well, that and the joint xd

Pray. When faith seems low, I read Galatians and Ephesians. Faith comes by hearing. Hearing comes by the word of God.
To lift my grief over this messed up world, I look at gem stones and semiprecious stones. I look them up on the web or hold the stones I have. I think of the Lord creating everything. And I marvel at the detail He put into these pretty little stones. He cares more for you and me than we can imagine. And we are more precious to Him than these precious stones are to us. I especially enjoy holding my mother's gems and jewelry. Each piece was a gift. We could never give enough to match her grace. I'll be with her soon enough. Together, we will praise our God beyond the limit of time and space.

I try to write in a diary every night before I go to bed. If it’s been a crappy day, I can rant about it. If it’s been a good day, I congratulate myself or talk about how happy I am. But mostly, I try and write it in a positive way so that if my future self or my future offspring were to read it, they’d be proud of current me for just keeping going. This also helps me to frame negative things in a better light and not to dwell on the crappy stuff. It clears my head of worries before I go to sleep, it’s kind of like free therapy, and often reminds me of things I’d forgotten. If I miss a day or have nothing to say, I’ll write some song lyrics on that page, some quotes, or just decorate the heck out of it with stickers and doodles and stuff because, why the hell not. I’ll add in tickets or leaflets if I’ve been somewhere interesting that day.
If I miss a day or 6, I don’t give myself a hard time about it. I’ve been doing this on and off since I was about 11, and am now mid 30’s. It also feels special because you’re not doing it for anyone else, it’s just for you, and you absolutely do not have to worry about anyone judging you or having different opinions. Which lets you be way more honest with yourself.
Sometimes you start just writing the facts of what happened today in general, and you don’t really realise or clock something was important or note worthy until you’re writing it down, and it really helps you appreciate the little things. Also, if you’re feeling crappy or like you haven’t achieved much recently, you can look back. If you’re feeling like you’ve literally only worked and slept, go through it. Little things like, oh actually, I have done other things. I had a great catch up with so and so on the phone, or, I walked home and the sunset was great / I managed to get that task finished I’ve been putting off / I watched a great movie / I had a great dinner/ so and so made me laugh / I went out and met new people, / saw something cool. Even - hey I got out of bed got dressed today. Sometimes even that is an achievement. I sometimes even push myself a bit further in day to day things because I know that I can then say in my diary that I achieved something. It’s such a small thing and can take as little as like, 10 minutes out of your day. But it absolutely improves my mood, helps remind me I’m doing my best, helps me appreciate the small things, learn from the not so great things, and means that when I’m older, I can look back and remember small victories or things I otherwise may have forgotten. I could not recommend doing this any more highly!

read inspirational quotes every day, say one good thing about myself to work on mental health, read and self reflect

I snuggle with my adorable doggies!!!

I write music. Some with words, some without. Just being in that mindset is...good.

Attend employer mandated self-care training. They insist drinking and smoking don' count 🤷

hey guys i dont know what happened here, but this is not what i posted. i dont know what happened, and if you look at the description it says share your favorite part of your house. this was originally something else, but i dont know why the title ended up like that. someone please tell me how to close this.

It's strange, but I mail myself passive-aggressive postcards from places I've never been. I tell myself "Wish you were here!" or "Nice town. Be a shame if something were to happen. Nah! This is Vancouver."

The 3 'F' & crafting --- depending on what type of self-care is in need at that specific moment. And yes - sometimes 'f'ighting also is a form of self-care

Eat sleep have fun repeat.

I take time to myself everyday and read or listen to music and write a story. Just to help relax myself so I don’t get too stressed

i stopped telling my self that who i am today is enough. Get out of my comfy changed everything