Why Self Care Is Anything But Selfish

Self care is one of those things that a lot of people tend to shy away from because they think that it’s selfish - this is especially true for women because in society they’re supposed to be caregivers who put everyone else first, which means by default their needs have to come second.

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The first thing to understand here is that, this is not a deliberate or conscious view that society holds - well, not for the most part, anyway, but it’s just something that comes from conditioning and from perceived gender roles. Of course this is slowly changing, but it doesn’t really do a lot to help the fact that far too many are struggling to practice essential self-care.

The second thing you should understand is that self-care is absolutely essential, and is no way selfish.

The next time you’re on a plane, pay attention to the safety announcement when the steward or stewardess is going through the instructions for the safety procedure, they will tell you to always put on your own oxygen mask before you help others - including children.

Upon first hearing this, it may sound crazy, but if you think about it, it makes perfect sense. How can you possibly be able to help anyone if you’re lying there passed out from a lack of oxygen?

In this case nobody wins, so in order for you to be able to help anyone, you have to be taking care of yourself first. That’s why self-care is truly so important - it doesn’t matter if you have a family, are single, or whatever your situation is, you have to be operating from the best place possible to be able to help anyone at all.

The thing with self-care is that it really doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive things you do - it can be something totally simple like taking an hour a day for yourself to go read a good book or take a bubble bath.

It’s not indulgent to be looking after yourself, because your health and well-being are just as important as everyone else’s, so it’s really time that society learned to drop the mindset that certain people aren’t allowed to make time for themselves to do the things they enjoy or that make them feel better.

When it comes to techniques for things like How To Reduce Anxiety and depression, then you’ll find that self-care plays a hugely important role in these, and in today’s world where mental health issues such as depression and anxiety are at epidemic levels.

It’s also not just for your mental health, but your physical health, too. Stress is one of the biggest contributors to a lot of diseases people are getting today, and since stress can be helped through practicing self-care, then it makes sense to think that self-care can massively help our health in every way possible.

We hope that you found this post useful, and hopefully you’ll be able to start implementing a better practice of self-care and can see just how important it is for you and also for those around you.

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