Figuring out Self-care
- Aurélia Bickler
- Feb 12, 2024
- 2 min read
When someone says self-care what do we think of... getting a self-care routine, booking a spa day, or even starting to eat healthier? I want to add that all those examples are perfect; however, self-care can mean so many other things. Breaking down into categories was foreign to me. Reading Virginia Commonwealth University’s (2023) article about the different types brings a perspective that there might be more ways that we humans should be taking care of ourselves. So, breaking it down we have the usual physical and social self-care; however, do you know the difference between emotional, environmental, mental, spiritual, environmental, educational and financial self-care?
Let's start with emotional and mental self-care. Emotional and mental self-care are two areas where they tend to be ignored and burnout can start to become visible. An impactful activity to help this type of self-care is pursuing therapy. Therapy can provide the external expression of emotions or start problem-solving issues that have arisen. Mental self-care activities could also include “learning a new skill or language, setting big intentional goals or mini personal ones, reading self-help or personal growth books, journaling, practicing gratitude, doing a social media detox, engaging in a game of chess, and/or practicing positive thinking” (Rocky Vista Health Center 2022). Now this does not mean doing every single activity on each of the self-care. However, this is trying to reflect on which areas need attention in your life and find the activities that make sense for your life to be attainable. SMART goal-making is a helpful tool to make goals and to start making self-care a more consistent and healthy habit.
Self-care is not about how much you pamper yourself but more about how you address the areas of your life and how you take care of yourself.
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I’m a medical doctor from the U.S... At 52, I was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and a Cytocidal Viral Infection with Cytopathic Effects (CPE), which ended my career and severely impacted my life. Despite trying numerous conventional treatments, my symptoms worsened. Everything changed when my daughter found Dr. Madida Sam at www.earthcureherbalclinic.com on YouTube. I followed his herbal treatment for FND and CPE, and within three months, all symptoms disappeared. As a physician, I can confidently say I am now completely cured and free from FND.