EMOTIONAL
self-care
Tips & Ideas
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Keep a journal and be totally honest with your feelings in it.
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Encourage laughter with funny videos or pictures.
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Don't be afraid to cry when you need to.
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Listen to or sing along with music that resonates with your current emotional state.
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Connect to your emotions through creating art, playing music, or other forms of expression.
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Notice when you're stressed and engage with stress-management skills.
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Practice compassion and self-compassion.
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Connect with close friends or family who you can share your true feelings with and be open.
9.
Meet with a therapist for emotional support from an objective source.
Reflect on your feelings
Any given emotion isn't "good" or "bad." We all experience all of them, and we can't control them - but we can control how we respond to them.
Emotional self-care helps you fully lean into and feel your feelings, facing them directly instead of pushing them down, fighting them, or running away from them.
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These are examples of some kinds of activities that can help you connect, process, and reflect on your feelings.
