What Activities Are Included In Self Care?

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JAKARTA - Taking care of yourself or known as self care is often understood as a way to enjoy time that is done by pampering yourself. In fact, taking care of yourself is not enjoying a self-indulgent activity.

Because, caring for yourself rests on ways to maintain sanity or mental and physical health. How do you practice self care? Everyone will certainly have different ways to stay sane in mind and body.

VOI in this article recommends activities that are based on discipline, love, respect, and self-respect. Without being narcissistic, you can do the following activities:

Get enough sleep

Cluttered sleeping hours and not getting enough sleep can cause problems for your body. First, it becomes difficult for you to focus on something and if you continue to do so, it can interfere with heart performance, metabolism, and trigger acute stress.

Simple daily activities, including self-care, are to make sure you are disciplined with sleep time and get enough sleep. Too much sleep won't be good either, so measure the right time as needed.

Get into a routine

Repetitive activities, sometimes it is boring. But if on the other hand, not having a routine makes the day even more chaotic and thoughts drift. Carrying out routine activities that include self-care, among others, taking yoga classes, taking dance lessons.

Keep a daily journal

Writing down events that are memorable and worth remembering can be a reflective medium. Writing a daily journal can be done anywhere, with a pen on paper or a special document on your device that specifically contains daily stories.

Pay attention to the financial aspects

The financial aspect is often stressful, especially the issue of money. If you rarely pay attention to the financial aspects, it is better to pay attention to where the money flows and when to save. Avoid neglecting this aspect, because the right mindset supports a prosperous life.

Organizing items at home

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Just skip the little things, it can make a messy mood. Including unused items piling up, this can worsen the mood. Only by making things more organized, which are functional, easily accessible and those that are unused begin to be eliminated is also a self-care activity.

In the end, getting organized can minimize hassle and make it easier on yourself.

Connect with the people closest to you

Giving attention to the closest people is also a self-care activity. The analogy is if you pay enough attention to the people around you then you pay attention to the social connections you have. So stay connected with loved ones and closest.

Other activities that are often understood as self-care, including skin care, relaxation, spa, fine dining, and shopping can be ways to pamper yourself. However, it's not necessarily the right way to love yourself.