Self-care is of paramount importance and the first step towards taking care of mental health. It can be described as the art of looking after oneself. Self-care should include physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, financial, psychological, and relational health indicators. Its benefits are better health and well-being. Additionally, self-care contributes to better and positive health outcomes, stimulating resilience, longer life expectancy, and making you better equipped to manage stress.

Common instances of self-care involve maintaining a regular sleeping pattern, eating and drinking healthy, utilizing time effectively, respecting nature, working on a hobby that you enjoy, and expressing gratitude. Of course, self-care can look different for everyone, but the behavior should promote health and happiness to count as self-care.

Consistency of adequate self-care can become a powerful tool for your mental health if you know how to implement it. It can reduce stress and anxiety, calm thoughts, and build positive habits with endurance. There are several areas to consider to ensure body, mind, and spirit care. 

A practical self-care plan should be designed according to your likes, life, and requirements. It should be something created by you, for you. Customizing your own plan can be a preventative measure to ensure that you don't get overwhelmed, overstressed, and stressed out. Here are five ways to upgrade your own self-care routine.

1. Physical: There is a strong relationship between the body and the mind; you think and feel better when you care for your body. Physical self-care involves feeding your body, getting adequate sleep, everyday physical activity, taking care of your health and overall physical needs. Physical self-care reduces stress, improves sleep, and helps you be more mindful. This brings greater life satisfaction and less mental distress.

2. Social: Human beings are social animals; connections are essential for our well-being. This pandemic has gotten families closer with fewer distractions, a silver lining to this national health crisis. There is no substitute for social time; they help us normalize life. Everyone has different social self-care needs; the key is to figure them out and schedule them. You should not neglect it.

3. Mental: Our thinking affects and reflects our mental self-care; our inner thoughts can grab hold of our self-talk, influencing our sense of well-being. Mental self-care involves keeping your mind sharp, curious, and instantly learning. It's feeding your mind with healthy things that challenge you and inspire good thoughts, which is a form of self-compassion and acceptance. It is essential to give optimistic reinforcement to navigate daily activities and interactions.

4. Spiritual: Nurturing the spirit does not really have to mean religion. The concept of spirituality emphasizes the well-being of the mind, body, and spirit. It is about engaging in an activity that fosters a connection with a higher power, resulting in positive emotions, such as peace, awe, contentment, gratitude, and acceptance. Spiritual self-care activities can include contemplation, thinking worthy things vital about life and meaning. Practicing meditation, mindfulness, prayers, yoga, and being in silence are a few ways to center and ground yourself to foster self-care and optimal well-being. The important thing is to practice something that nourishes the soul.

5. Emotional: Caring for emotion can be challenging at times. Emotional self-care is becoming aware of and identifying your feelings and allowing yourself to lean into them that values you and your emotions. Learn to understand patterns of specific emotions and responses and recognize them. You may need to develop some emotional boundaries for self-care. Our inner thoughts can seize our emotions, so we need to see our mistakes as learning opportunities and ensure to forgive ourselves. Comprise more gratitude in life to switch focus to the optimistic and take control of emotions. Having healthy ways to process your emotions is essential to self-care, whether talking to someone close, practicing meditation, or going for a walk/run; incorporating activities that help us cope with our emotions will revive us.

To get into a routine of regularly practicing self-care, Project Global Cure recommends starting small rather than tackling the most challenging thing first. 

You need to choose to perform one good practice each week and weave it into your daily routine. Then, note any positive changes, and add in more practices when you feel ready.

Figure out which areas of your life need more attention and self-care. As life goes on, your self-care needs will likely change too. Don't try to tackle many things at once; develop habits with small steps and sustain them with meaning. Schedule time to focus on your needs. Make self-care a priority at all times. And the most important of all, be kind and gentle to yourself.

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