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Understanding Our Self-Care Obstacles (Self-Care Challenge Day 4)

SoulfullyAButterfly July 28th, 2022

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!

Want to earn a Kindness Badge for practicing self-kindness which is an important aspect of this self-care challenge? Remember to fill out this form daily.

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IsayUncle July 28th, 2022

@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!

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SoulfullyAButterfly OP July 28th, 2022

@IsayUncle I did! Thank you

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IsayUncle July 29th, 2022

@SoulfullyAButterfly

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WarmLightXO July 29th, 2022

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.
mytwistedsoul July 29th, 2022

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


youcancallmeLili July 29th, 2022

@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

Luna268 July 29th, 2022

@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.

FaithfulPrune9638 July 29th, 2022

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.

Ginevra962 July 29th, 2022

Maybe journaling could help I think

EvolvedScorpio July 29th, 2022

@SoulfullyAButterfly

Completing school work

purpleSea7109 July 29th, 2022

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

IsayUncle July 29th, 2022

@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.