I feel like self-care is way too overhyped these days. Everyone talks about it like it’s the cure-all for everything, but sometimes, it’s just about doing the basics and staying healthy. Am I the only one who thinks we’re making it into a bigger deal than it is? What’s your take on this?
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Doing the basics and staying healthy ~is~ self care
It’s about self-worth. The hype you are talking about is a scourge called social media and people constantly in presentation mode.
It helps if your problems are entirely in your head. If they’re not, then it’s prob better to get to work
Industries oversaturate the market.
They pay influencers and voila it’s fashionable.
I don’t think anyone acts like self care is a cure all. More like “Hey, so your job sucks and your finances suck and your life sucks. There are limited solutions to your problems, I know, and the world is a flaming dumpster…but have you showered today? Have you taken a walk in the woods lately? Maybe apply some nice smelling lotion whilst doing breathing exercises so you don’t have a total breakdown.” Self care is the friend who doesn’t have any real answers for you, but at least you feel a little better after hanging out with them.
I think the consumerism side has gone too far on social media… we don’t need 10 gazillion products
Self care doesn’t mean you need to put on a face mask every day or get a massage every weekend. It can literally just be making time to cook yourself a home cooked meal and exercising regularly. Self care is self respect. If you do not make time for even the basics of self care then i really wonder how much respect you actually have for yourself.
Okay. Meanwhile, I’m on sabbatical doing self-care because I almost worked myself into a heart attack.
But go off.