6 Different Types of Self-Care and How You Can Practice Them

Self-care practices can be as basic as:

prioritizing sleeping

working out

eating right

reducing the use of social media

And as the name implies, self-care can only be done by you, and for you. By its very nature, it cannot be offered to you by someone else. It is your responsibility, and something that people who love and care for you expect from you too.

As you can imagine, there are several aspects to self-care, just as there are several aspects to your life.

There is:

emotional self-care

physical self-care

spiritual self-care

professional self-care

mental self-care

social self-care

Whatever you do to replenish, restore, and maintain your balance in any of those aspects of your life can be considered self-care.

It is important to note that the aim of self-care isn’t to eliminate every stress in your life. The truth is that some stress can be good. The aim however, is to cut off the negative ones – the ones that are killing you.

1. Physical Self-care

Exercise: Ensure you stretch your muscles, and keep the joints lubricated by working out regularly. This could be as basic as running (or going for walks, depending on your age or health).

2. Mental Self-care

Observe: Observe your emotions as they come and go. Try to figure out how you feel about different things and people. This will help you know what to focus on or let go of. The result is inner peace.

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