friendly reminder that self care is NOT just getting that thing you’ve wanted to get as a treat, or going out with friends (not during covid tho), or anything like that.
self care is brushing teeth, taking a shower, eating (this can be hard for some but i believe in you!), putting on clean clothes. it can be hard, especially in stressful and traumatic times like now, to do these things but they matter. i believe that you can do these things that may not seem like self care.
maybe you’re super tired or mentally drained to brush your teeth for the recommended time; it’s perfectly fine if you brush your teeth for 30 seconds. maybe you can’t get the energy to take a shower, putting on clean clothes or simply just standing in the water without doing anything else is enough. maybe you’re having a rough day eating wise, eating 2 tablespoons of peanut butter now will give you enough protein for a while and will help keep your blood sugar at a good level, but you can do that again later. maybe you just CANT and all you feel like doing is sleeping, you can do that! if your body and mind are calling for a long slumber, listen to it.
“doing your best” does NOT mean putting in 200% effort at all times and never taking a break. it means you’re doing the best you can at that time and that’s PERFECTLY FINE! you don’t have to be doing 10/10 at every waking moment, being at a 1/10 but still doing all you can physically, mentally, and emotionally handle is doing your best.
take care of yourselves! right now is an extremely stressful, traumatic, draining time for all of us. do what you can do to keep yourself going. tomorrow’s another day, you can always try again! i’m always here for any of you guys and just wanted to remind you guys that you ARE WORTH IT and that staying alive is enough if that’s all you can do right now.
love you guys <3