Today I practiced self care by...

[Janine-RO]

Loving all of the self-compassion in this thread! @oyster  it's great that you were able to realise that trying to force yourself to do work when you were so tired and unmotivated would end up being counterproductive, it's so easy for us to try and keep pushing and pushing ourselves, and SO important to know when it's time to give ourselves a break. @ej88  switching off from the outside world is definitely very necessary sometimes and sounds like a very kind way to treat yourself  

Today for self care I am planning on having leftovers for dinner, a bath, and an early night! 

[WheresMySquishy]

Today, I practiced self-care by taking a break to play some video games!

[Kdang33]

Today I practiced self care by making sure that I got enough  sleep and listened to relaxing music when I was feeling down!

[WheresMySquishy]

Today I practiced self-care by having a video game marathon! It was so much fun.

[Tay100]

@WheresMySquishy that's so great- what games did you binge?

[WinterCalvino]

Today I practiced self care by reading and drinking a warm cup of tea to destress. Right now I am reading Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman and I am really enjoying it. I also took a nap afterwards  

[Alexarose]

This is my first time here and its amazing to see how great and supportive the community at ReachOut is!

Today i practiced self care by taking a longer lunch break to read in the sun

[elta25]

Today I practiced self care by sleeping in an extra 15 minutes before getting up for work. Haven't had the best sleep the last few days and wanted to give myself a few more minutes of comfort before a big day of work! 

Love this idea for a thread as everyone's self care is different and if you're ever slumped for how to give yourself that extra TLC, you can come here and get some tips!

[Addie_DCLXVI]

Today I practiced selfcare by spending time learning to play my guitar which has been sitting there for a year... but we'll get there eventually hahah! 

[Tay100]

@Addie_DCLXVI I love that you are returning to an old instrument!

Today I did self-care by wrangling my body clock/sleep cycle back in order, laying the foundation for more self-care!