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Old Feb 02, 2012, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by tigergirl View Post
This is something I struggle with a lot the whole idea of self care, self nuture etc. etc. etc.

I wondered what the idea of self care meant to others; how you practice it; how you overcome any tendency to sabotage it; if you discuss it with your T; etc. etc. etc.

I sometimes put something into practice and think this time I'll work on something that would be in some way a self care issue; and very quickly manage to sabotage it. My T always wants to know the thinking behind it; but it seems so automatic that I often can't identify the thoughts going on they are too deep, and part of who I am.

I know one part is that old idea of it being wrong to take care of me; wrong to comfort and yet its so embedded, that even knowing the thinking that it isn't wrong doesn't change anything at all when it comes to doing things differently.

Help?
Good question, tiger. I have a tendency to think I don't deserve good things, but working in the mental health field myself, I have to try to take care of myself.

What do I do? Make sure I have enough alone time. Spend time with H and friends. Spend time on hobbies I enjoy. Spend time doing other things I enjoy.

Things I need to work on? Eating healthier. Exercising.

Hope this is some help!
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