Self Care:

“Self care is to make your-self tenacious, brawny and self-possessed”

Mental health depends on physical health, and when you are taking care of mental and physical health in conjunction you are caring about yourself properly.

Taking care of yourself is not only to pamper yourself by taking care of your body only it’s about serenity. It’s about composure so the mind can work expeditiously.

One can’t drive the car of life having only a stout figure. Having no productive mind so he will soon disintegrate his physical health. He can only get it by keeping the balance between both health states.

Physical health is the individual’s potential to pull through himself in a society or community, in a casual way, while confronting social, psychological, personal, and behavioral circumstances.

It is obligatory to cosset yourself psychologically as it is the biggest instrument to cope with the challenges we face in our daily lives, which can be emotional and psychical as well. It helps us make decisions boldly, fulfill our duties, learn, behave well, and live together in a society with ease.

Taking care of yourself is not a hard nut to crack. It can be started from a minimum of 5 minutes and can be extended up to your choice, by giving time what makes you happy. For caring, you just need to distinguish yourself from the material world and put effort into your life. According to his interest, one can get a healthy mind and physique by making a plan for oneself, as comfort zone varies from person to person.

Some Tips for Self Care

Here are some do’s and don’ts which will help you to care for yourself.

To do list:

• Keep yourself motivated
• Be optimistic.
• Eat healthily and drink sensibly.
• Take proper sleep.
• Keep connected with people.
• Do what makes you happy.
• Do exercise.
• Ask for help.

Take a break from work and do what makes you happy, no matter how childish that is, how much cost that is. If a thing makes you feel lively then opt for it. By doing this you will make yourself happy because a happy person can easily keep themselves motivated and optimistic. This will help him to take decisions wisely.

Not to-do list:

• Never isolate yourself.
• Don’t stuff your head with negativity.
• Manage stress.
• Feel fight shy of using alcohol, smoke, and drugs.

Don’t stuff yourself with negativity, say no to drugs and try to be sociable. It can’t neglect your anxiety or stress but surely will help you in managing it. Never compromise on the quality of food. Eat less but eat healthily.

To know more about self-care and tips for self-care click you must read this book: A year of Self-care by Dr. Zoe Shaw

It’s a really cute simple book. This book has a daily suggestion to do that might help make your life better. Each month has a different subject, like reset, relationship, purpose, boundaries, etc. Some are statements by inspirational writers, like Paulo Coelho, others are things like “Slow Down” – identify an area of your life you can slow down in.