I was wondering what the different types of self-care were depending on the person/type and if anyone has ever thought that self-care, much like other forms of things in today's society, has gotten to a point where people obsess over it and can't function without it?
I mean this in the sense that people use the term "self-care" as a reason to react a certain way or an excuse to react a certain way.
I'm going back to the blogs again and what I see on the internet. Another type of movement where self-care seems to be practiced so much I wonder if anything else in their lives gets done. Basically, what I see or what I sense from what I see, is that self-care has become an act of approved selfishness. Along with what I read, self-care goes along with saying a person doesn't have to be forgiving and has every right to be angry -- and to walk away. I understand in certain circumstances, there truly is no other way and I feel for those people a great deal. At the same time, I know a lot of situations in life probably have an easy fix, but it's just easier for someone to stay within their rage and walk away. I've also noticed that with this specific generation I'm speaking of (ie: the internet) and even through my typical walks of life.
I personally find it hard to place myself completely into a self-care atmosphere where everything I do within that moment is entirely about me. Even when I think ahead to the day or the week, I don't experience moments. Of course self-care to me means smaller things, like a foot soak or some time spent on my favorite video games, or creating my artwork. Other than that... there's nothing else. My thoughts are usually like what can I make for dinner, for everyone to be able to eat, not just what I'd like to eat. When I find myself going through things I don't want, I put things aside for some of my younger family members that might want them (extended family, I'm speaking of).
I guess I just wonder where people place self-care and where they place themselves within self-care.
I mean this in the sense that people use the term "self-care" as a reason to react a certain way or an excuse to react a certain way.
I'm going back to the blogs again and what I see on the internet. Another type of movement where self-care seems to be practiced so much I wonder if anything else in their lives gets done. Basically, what I see or what I sense from what I see, is that self-care has become an act of approved selfishness. Along with what I read, self-care goes along with saying a person doesn't have to be forgiving and has every right to be angry -- and to walk away. I understand in certain circumstances, there truly is no other way and I feel for those people a great deal. At the same time, I know a lot of situations in life probably have an easy fix, but it's just easier for someone to stay within their rage and walk away. I've also noticed that with this specific generation I'm speaking of (ie: the internet) and even through my typical walks of life.
I personally find it hard to place myself completely into a self-care atmosphere where everything I do within that moment is entirely about me. Even when I think ahead to the day or the week, I don't experience moments. Of course self-care to me means smaller things, like a foot soak or some time spent on my favorite video games, or creating my artwork. Other than that... there's nothing else. My thoughts are usually like what can I make for dinner, for everyone to be able to eat, not just what I'd like to eat. When I find myself going through things I don't want, I put things aside for some of my younger family members that might want them (extended family, I'm speaking of).
I guess I just wonder where people place self-care and where they place themselves within self-care.