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Colonel Prashant Rawal

Recognizing Emotional Self-Care

Updated: Jul 22, 2023


Emotional self-care entails remaining self-aware and connected to oneself. It is not only important to understand how to maintain excellent physical health, but it is also important to accept responsibility for your own mental and emotional health. Self-care can include dealing with chronic mental illness or depression for certain people.

We all know that ignoring ourselves can have a negative impact on our health and well-being. Physical health-promoting habits are also beneficial to mental health. For example, increasing physical activity or maintaining or adhering to a better diet. Others may find it important to strike a healthy work-life balance and adopt positive behaviors that have been shown to boost motivation and well-being. As a result, self-care should be a natural aspect of life. In addition to the above the following developed as ongoing self-care practices are of help:

  1. Prioritizing morning and evening walks.

  2. Taking time to write in a journal each day.

  3. Making time to indulge in your hobbies.

  4. Getting into the habit of meditating.

  5. Devoting certain hours of the day to relaxing and contemplating.

  6. Trying new things and doing things differently.

Emotional self-care is the practice of taking deliberate steps to nurture and support one's emotional well-being. It involves recognizing, understanding, and addressing your emotions in healthy and constructive ways. Just like physical self-care is important for maintaining a healthy body, emotional self-care is essential for maintaining a balanced and positive emotional state.





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