Self-Care Beats Negative Emotions Anywhere

For many people, the concept of self-love conjures images of tree-hugging or cheesy self-help books. But Psychology says, self-love and compassion are key for mental health and well-being, keeping depression and anxiety at shore. In this blog we shall take a look at some of the things that you can do to nurture this core idea.

When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you aren’t saying ‘no’ to yourself. That’s self-care. When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings you joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.

Taking care of ones emotions nourishes the soul. But for most of us, these things aren’t written in the layman language. Why is it that even though we know that it is important to take care of ourselves, we can’t find the time or energy to do it?

A major issue that we face is time. Being overloaded with work results in zero time to pamper ourselves. Remember how the airlines guide us before the take-off; put your own oxygen mask before you try and help others? Similarly, before guiding others to light, motivating them and lifting their spirits, we need to see where our spiritual energy stands. We can never be useful when our negative emotions are beating around the bush.

Mindful ways of promoting self-care?

-         Breathing Exercises

-         Walking

-         Enough Sleep

-         Eating Healthy

-         Talking to People

-         Being Self-Aware

However humans are different and what might suit one may not suit another.

Self-care could simply mean taking 30 minutes to sit down with a coffee and some lunch of doing nothing. Humans have become dignified machines, we work and work and work until the final epilogue, unable to switch off during the day.

“I will stop when I finish this piece of work…”

Have you stopped and thought that before you finish this piece, another urgent one pops up! There is no end to work. Then why fill your subconscious with self-punishment? By dusk, you might have a headache and suffer irritation, creating another negative impact on your mind and body.

Loving oneself simply means finding happiness in the smallest entities; being awake at 5:30 in the morning to watch the sunrise, or staying up till 1:30 am gazing at the stars, hearing your best friend laugh or finishing the favorite book that you took forever to pick up and read and most importantly finding spiritual energy in the nature itself.

“Negative emotions are like waves, you can’t stop them from feeling, but you can choose which ones to surf.”

Travel, run, read a book, do bungee-jumping, meditate, dance, watch Netflix and chill. Do anything that will clear your head and energize you with bullish thoughts, cleanses your soul and makes you believe that there is so much to thrive for in the world because, self-care beats negative emotions anywhere!