So you have your good days and the bad days. You feel like the bad days outweigh the good but still hold onto the hope that one day it’ll be the other way round. So when the good days come about and you feel like you have conquered a part of your mental health, what do you do? Do you reward yourself or do you think ‘ah, it’s another good day’ and then just leave it at that?
You may sometimes feel like you do too much or feel pressurised to do so, but you need to realise that you’re allowed to have ‘me’ days. Me days are important not only for your mental health but your body and soul. You need down time to relax and that in itself is rewarding yourself. It doesn’t have to be anything materialistic like shopping or food but it can also be just having a lazy day watching all your favourite Netflix shows, having some quiet time sipping some tea, reading a book, meditating or doing yoga! All these are still classed as rewarding yourself because you’re giving yourself a much needed break from life’s commitments and battles. Every time you’ve battled a fear congratulate yourself, it’ll encourage you to be more positive and feel happier in yourself.
Say you’re in a situation where you feel your anxiety is playing up and you start taking deep breaths until you feel normal again, that should be a cause in itself to reward yourself even by just saying a few words of encouragement like ‘I’ve done it!’ Trust me when I say this, any words of encouragement you say to yourself really do help and this doesn’t just go out to the people with a mental illness. This can be for anyone for example; someone who’s got an interview and it’s nerve racking, even so much so as meeting new people or even trying new things, after you’ve done all these, tell yourself ‘I did it!’
Self compassion is important for ones mental health, it’s about being kind to yourself and learning to love yourself. Loving yourself is a very hard task especially when you’re going through emotions that make you feel unlovable, unworthy and just ugly. Reward yourself when you see or feel a positive behaviour or change in you. There’s a chance that it may repeat itself somewhere down the line and that is ALWAYS a good thing! A happy mind is a happy you, always remember that.
‘Slap a face mask on, put your feet up, grab a cuppa and RELAX. A relaxed you is a HAPPY you!’ 😃
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