Understanding Our Self-Care Obstacles (Self-Care Challenge Day 4)
Hi everyone,
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Now that we have had some idea of what we need in terms of self-care, we get to the harder part: what are the obstacles keeping us from these needs? What are some ways we can go past these obstacles? Remember, there are many pathways to a goal and problem-solving is important. Be honest with yourself - we are in this together, so let’s help one another out!
@SoulfullyAButterfly
You fixed the badge form (if not you, someone did. you deserve to take some credit anyway) The Fill out "this form" daily is on day 4 and has a new question. Good Job!
@IsayUncle I did! Thank you
@SoulfullyAButterfly
My personal obstacles include:
- ✨Executive dysfunction
- I'm so busy.
- I don't always slow down enough to notice the needs
Ways I can scoot past them:
- Setting timers to remind myself of self-care.
- Realizing that if I don't decide to take a break, my body will pick a time for me.
- Journaling each day.
Obstacles - too much work that needs to be done and not enough free time
Sometimes the feeling that I don't deserve to do anything like that for myself
Childhood messages that I'm slacking and wasting time that should be spent doing something constructive
I can - remind myself that there isn't anything that can't wait
- remind myself that I'm worth it
- remind myself that I'm the one in charge of my life now. I don't have to answer to anyone
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Well in my case it's quite simple.It's just my chores and my laziness.
I think I'll have to set a schedule so that I can manage the time between my chores and my self-care.m
About me being lazy,I'll have to remind myself everytime that it's one of the necessary stuff that I must have to do and if necessary I'll have to force myself cause why not xD
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Obstacles:
- I procrastinate and tend to think "why bother". I easly put things for later and prefer fun vs responsibility.
- I don't think my voice matters at times or I get shy.
- I didn't learn to value myself and set boundaries
How to overcome them:
- Do immediate chores in the moment. Not leave easy tasks for later if they take less than 5-10 minutes.
- make a schedule for bigger tasks.
- Voice my opinion more often. Actually participate in meetings at work and make at least 2 comments.
- question myself more to learn what I like and don't like. To then be assertive whenever I say No to things.
Procrastination, feels undeserving, feels like I'm being selfish, don't know how to be assertive
Just get it done and pretend everything is okay.
Maybe journaling could help I think
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Completing school work
I fixed and talked to someone and made better giving kindness and listening to them. They also listened to me too.xx thanks everyone. XX
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Scatter-brain = lack of accomplishment = discouragement = depression = Scatter-brain.
But more realistically; Finding a purpose more important than another to make it a priority to complete 100% over another. Too many sticks in the fire, Prioritizing.
