How to Practice Emotional Self Care

Emotional Self Care is a term that became a trend in our Post-Pandemic society, but it doesn’t cover relevant aspects such as Emotional Self Healing.

How to Practice Emotional Self-Healing?

How we see ourselves has changed since the pandemic’s beginning when we were forced to think about our health and look at Self Care through a new lens.

Many people took advantage of the more secluded time to better care of their skin and hair, and skin care recipes began circulating on the internet. It became an object of consumption to post that photo in a bathrobe, surrounded by candles, with masks and hydration in the hair, and a glass of good wine in hand.

However, self-care goes far beyond aesthetic care.

There is emotional self-care, which is just as important, if not more so. After all, what’s the use of having perfect skin and shiny, soft hair if, internally, there are criticisms, judgments, and unhappiness with who you are?

So, in addition to aesthetic care, which is also important, it is essential to take care of mental health, and that’s where emotional self-care comes in. Self-care is nothing more than taking care of yourself, as the name suggests; when there is a concern with emotional self-care, what is at stake is being well, inside and out.

If you’re self-compassionate, you’ll tend to have higher self-esteem than if you’re endlessly self-critical. And like high self-esteem – self-compassion is associated with significantly less anxiety and depression, as well as more happiness, optimism, and positive emotions. ~David D. Burns

Ten Ways to Practice Self-Care with Emphasis on Self-Healing

Emotional Self-Care 1: Setting limits: Learn how to say No.

In relationships with others, it is essential to set clear boundaries about what is acceptable, negotiable, or not and base your relationships on that basis. It may be difficult at first, but knowing how to say “no” is a powerful way to take care of yourself and avoid potentially painful situations.

Wanting to please others has a name: “People Pleaser.”

Emotional Self-Care 2: Intend to Live life with “Gusto.”

It is very common, especially in the busy routine of most people, that emotions are not experienced as they should. That’s when internal repressions come into play, the difficulties in understanding what you’re feeling and the escape of some emotions. However, none of this is healthy: emotions are part of the human condition. Therefore, knowing how to identify and feel them in all their power is important.

Emotional Self-Care 3: Get Used to Journaling: Write a Journal

Often, writing about what you feel can help a lot in the process of self-knowledge. It doesn’t have to be a diary per se. It can be a lined notebook or any other notebook you have on hand. The most important thing is to create the habit of writing about what you feel, how your day went, and what you felt. This helps to recognize internal processes and, accordingly, improve emotional health.

Emotional Self-Care 4: Try to keep all your Relationships Healthy

There is little point in following all the steps of emotional self-care if you keep people who are bad for you in your life. So keep around people who make you happy, honest, and true to you, support you, and accept you for who you are.

Emotional Self-Care 5: Feeling depressed? Seek Help

Expert help is recommended in most cases, as it provides what no friend or family member can: an impartial and qualified exchange that will help you in the process of self-knowledge. In addition, several professionals serve for free or charge more affordable value.

Emotional Self-Care 6: Practice Gratitude

Although it has become a cliché to talk about gratitude, the tip here is to learn to be grateful for the good things that happen daily in your life. This creates a positive feeling about the storyline without alienating you from the problematic issues. Try writing a list of things you are grateful for. It could be in the diary, some app, or even mentally. The important thing is to always remember that there is so much to be thankful for every day.

Emotional Self-Care 7: Learn to have Self-Compassion

Most people have a very overwhelming internal judgment about themselves. It’s destructive criticism, meaning internal comments that no one would make to any friend. Therefore, it is essential to have self-compassion and acceptance and learn to identify when this internal “judge,” loaded with negativity, appears.

Emotional Self-Care 8:Practice Meditate and Silence

Meditation is an accessible practice, and its main objective is to calm the mind and help in self-knowledge. If you find it difficult to meditate for a long time, try starting with 5 minutes and increasing the time as you feel more comfortable. In meditation, it is normal for thoughts to arise, and as soon as they arise, don’t scold yourself; just let them flow and disappear. One of the simplest techniques is to focus on breathing. Still, there are several ways to meditate, suitable for the most varied profiles.

Emotional Self-Care 9: Have a purpose: Establish Short Goals for Your life

From time to time, stop to reflect on the kind of life you want to have, what you want to achieve, and where you want to be. Far beyond the material things you want to have, think about the person you want to become, what’s important to you, and what your priorities are. Fight for it and see your life acquire a new meaning.

Emotional Self-Care 10: Take Greater care of Yourself

Emotional self-care also involves taking care of yourself externally. So, take care of your appearance, dress as you like, choose healthy foods, drink water, and sleep well. All of this helps in the process of feeling good about yourself in all aspects.

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