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Why Self-Care?
Why Self-Care?
A decreasing ability to practice depression self-care has absolutely nothing to do with laziness. No one actually wants to remain pinned by depression. This is why self-care is so vital; self-care helps you begin to rise up out of depression.
Self-care is vital; unfortunately, depression can make people forget about caring for themselves or about knowing what to do for self-care.
Self-care is a broad term that includes a way of being with yourself and a way of doing in the world around you. Depression has a way of making it hard to think of ways to practice self-care. This partial list of self-care ideas just might inspire your own ideas.
What you can do?
What you can do?
- A daily maintenance list.
Creating a list of depression self-care necessities makes it easier to take care of yourself. A check-list of actions such as taking care of personal hygiene, getting some exercise, eating regularly and well, and doing something enjoyable can help you break free from depression even when depression feels overpowering.
- Triggers to be aware of.
Certain things tend to worsen depression. Triggers can be food-related (for example, processed foods can worsen mental health conditions like depression). Triggers can also be people-related (a well-meaning aunt who constantly tries to cheer you up by telling you to just stop being down and start enjoying life), or they can be related to situations or events. While avoiding people and things in general actually worsens depression, identifying specific triggers and creating distance from them is a powerful aspect of self-care.
- A list of steps to take when things are worsening.
Having a list to turn to with people to contact, special things to do (reading a favorite book, watching a funny movie, snuggling with a pet) helps stop the downward spiral.
Ways to come out of depression through self care
Ways to come out of depression through self care
- Exercise or engage in mild-moderate activity (such as housework) daily.
- Create, and stick to, a sleep routine.
- Pay attention to small pleasures.
- Appreciate a beauty around you and in yourself.
- Decrease the amount of time you watch television, play video games, and use social media.
- Get out into nature.
- Volunteer.
- Participate in neighborhood or community events.
- Have lunch or coffee with someone.
By: Ishtha Shreya (India)
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