Self Care for Tough Days. How To Look After Yourself When You’re Struggling
This piece is for you if you sometimes have bad days.
If you struggle with depression, anxiety, or other mental ill-health. If you have an illness that steals your ability to do the things you’d like to be able to do in your everyday life. It’s for you if you’re sleep-deprived and trying to carry on regardless.
I’ll keep it brief because I want you to use what little energy you have on taking care of yourself rather than reading this article.
1. Have a bare-minimum list
This is a list of the absolute essentials that need to get done.
It should be much shorter than you’re probably inclined to make it. Mine has just three things on it, and one of them is “drink a glass of water”. Include something that’s good for your health, something that makes your environment a little nicer, and something that’s just for fun.
Write it down, that way you don’t have to hold it in your head.
2. Follow the “One Good Thing” principle
Do something each day that makes you feel proud.
It doesn’t have to be a big thing. If you’ve taken your medication today and drunk a glass of water, that’s…
