Personally i don’t have meds; but I subscribed to help me drink some water and stop doomscrolling; Thank you
You go you, funky little human!! This is what this blog is all about, doing the THINGS! It makes me so happy that subscribing has helped you 🥰 (I had to look up doomscrolling, and let me just say same friend same).
I made it about meds because that was the thing, at that time, I struggled the most with. I also really wanted something that was encouraging and without judgement and was a stigma-free, medication positive, zone for people who need to take meds, no matter why. If you need to take meds and you do then I am SO PROUD OF YOU!
I was (and still am) thoroughly sick of self-care lists etc. that for many people are unachievable for one reason or another. (No “Gweneth”, I can’t drink the wheatgrass smoothie or do yoga or I will get sick/hurt. I don’t need 15 different essential oil blends to really ‘take care’ of myself either). Or that make us feel like we are ‘failing’ if we aren’t doing all stuff on the list every day. That kind of bullshit needs to STOP.
So really this is about encouragement and gentle reminders to do your basic self-care, just the essentials for example:
drinking the fluids/water
doing the hygiene
eating the foods
making and going to the appointments
doing the thing the health professional told you to do at those appointments
using the condom/dam/glove etc.
getting the sleeps moving the body
using the devices
caring for and remembering your devices
checking your levels (blood sugar etc.)
doing the healthy self-soothing things
taking the meds
Obviously, the thing(s) are different for everyone, so the reminder is for whatever you need.
It’s also about recognising where you are now and being proud of yourself for doing the thing(s) no matter what they are for you. If someone is in a place where choosing water is what they need and they are doing that, that’s wonderful. If you currently go for long periods without consuming any fluids and you drink something, (tea, coffee, soda) that is equally wonderful. For some people eating some vegetables might be the thing for others it might be eating anything. For me brushing my hair is a thing - but doing it often enough that I don’t need 3 hours, a bottle of conditioner and a friend is a win.
And finally, it’s to remind me, and all of you that we are not alone in this. As of today, there are 2,361 other people who need or want a reminder or some encouragement to take their meds or do the thing.
TLDR - this is a medication positivity blog that also encourages you to participate in other basic self-care activities to look after yourself and stay safe, no matter what that looks like for you, and is so freaking proud of you when you do. ❤❤❤
IMPORTANT: Most of the images here are royalty-free, creative commons no attribution etc. It seems that some of the links I have provided on those images have either disappeared in the ether and/or aren't visible to everyone.
