Marulu1Casual Contributor
Tips for self-care
Here's a few tips for self-care which helped me when I was so depressed it was an effort to even get out of bed
1. acknowledge even small achievements such as having a shower by writing in your diary every day about what you achieved that day. Even if it may seem insignificant to other people if it is significant to you that is all that matters. I used to count things such as the following as achievements:
having a shower,
calling a friend,
doing self care activities (such as listening to mindfulness tracks or music on spotify)
getting out of bed and sitting up for 30 minutes
2. Break tasks into manageable bits by doing the activity for 10 minutes and resting/rewarding yourself for 20 minutes. For example, since I started getting symptoms of bi-polar 2 and severe depression I do my housework by setting my phone alarm for 10 minutes and doing the washing up then resting for 20 minutes doing something I enjoy such as having a coffee, reading a magazine, phoning a friend, listening to music, putting hand cream on, listening to a meditation track on spotify or putting hand cream on.
