This is your sign to stop hurting yourself. No more self harm, physically, emotionally, no more staying awake until 3am, no more starving yourself or crazy diets, no more going days without a shower, no more talking badly about yourself, no more villainizing yourself, no more punishment and cringing about every word you said, no more overexercising and toxic friends and abusing substances, this is your year of healing, this is your sign for change.
omg the tip about cutting up what you eat into super tiny pieces and chewing thirty times really works to make it feel like you’re eating more. i was full after about three and a half chicken nuggets omggg
listening to music and dancing around my room - my current favorite song to dance to in my room is heart shaker by twice! doing this and dancing in front of my mirror just raises my mood SO much
self care - if ur mental health isnt rly in a good state, its easy to skip taking care of urself. for me, when i find that i dont feel good, i find sanctuary in pouring into self care. but in some situations, going throughout my whole self care routine seems daunting so i try and simplify ur self care routine for days when u just feel like ur at 0%. but do a little something. shower, do ur skincare, and brush ur hair is my bare minimum, but that'll look different for everyone.
a good journalling session - i dump whatever is in my head into my diary and i feel a million times better. SHADOW WORK → BRAIN DUMP → JOURNALING
through trial and error at formulating what i call, my feel better formula i've come to find that for me, (self care activity + something that engages ur mind + REAL rest + movement + hobby = feeling better). even if its a little bit, the goal is to feel better.
self care activity continued ; brush ur teeth, wash ur face and eat something, and if ur feeling a little stronger, take a quick shower.
mind engagement ; watch something that motivates you. for me, i watch one of the wizard liz's videos, or i'll even go into my blog and read what i've written cuz taking ur own advice helps more in my opinion
real rest ; without the phone or computer or television, take a nap, just sit with ur thoughts and meditate a little bit, just spend time without a screen and REST. do absolutely nothing
movement ; a couple jumping jacks, maybe take a walk, pop a couple squats a little bit is better than nothing. as long as ur moving ur body
hobby ; listen to some music, do a cross-word puzzle, watch some of a series that you've always wanted to or are continuing, do some dancing
of course this is what i've found works for me so if u wanna formulate ur own feel better formula it'd have to be specific to you, this just serves as inspo or an outline or something that u can try and see if it helps you too 🫶🏽
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