Some days, getting out of bed is the biggest thing I accomplish.

I’m trying to learn that it still counts.

For those of us living with chronic pain, fatigue, or invisible illness, surviving the day can take more strength than people realize.

Do you celebrate those days or beat yourself up for them? 😴

#ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Spoonie #Fatigue #Disability #selfcompassion

Self-soothing is a quick and effective way to reduce the intensity of negative emotions.

#selfcare #selflove #wellness #mentalhealth #selfcarematters #selfcareroutine #selfcaretips #selfcareeveryday #mentalwellness #selfcompassion #wellbeing #ymhc

Another change in my thinking that’s been helpful for me :

If I am doing something that doesn’t go as expected, my automatic reaction is to call myself “stupid”

When this happens now - and I catch it - I change it to “silly” to extend myself compassion.

Silly is no big deal after all! 😊😉

Making this change has meant “stupid” is showing up less and less and silly more and more.

I feel better in those moments than I used to feel 🥰

#mentalhealth #SelfCompassion #exercise

Show up for yourself, even on the hard days.

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Self-care for April. By @positivelypresent

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You set a full-day agenda. Half of the tasks get finished. By the evening, you feel like a failure.

The gap between expectation and what was possible? That isn’t laziness. It is an unrealistic baseline colliding with a finite nervous system.

Self-criticism won't fill that gap. It only makes tomorrow harder.

#SelfCompassion #ExecutiveDysfunction #MindsetShift

Pendulum analogy of prioritising our needs and prioritising others:

https://youtube.com/shorts/KZJkrKfUeTc?si=Ce9GDtkzWzpLFKjc

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