I am also a perfectionist and I stress about everything. I can't sleep at night and when I do, my dreams are related to my eating disorder more often than not!
So I thought I'd write a quick list of ways of relaxing and just switching off- find which one's right for you.
This isn't specific to eating disorders or depression- just see what works for you!
1) Immerse yourself in a book
2) Listen to calming music, or the sound of the sea etc.
3) Light a scented candle or burn instance
4) Have a hot bubble bath and pamper yourself
5) Paint your nails
6) Listen to an audiobook/ story
7) Draw, doodle or colour in
8) Do puzzles
9) Practice mindfulness
10) Do meditation or yoga
Well, that's just 10 ideas, but there are loads more! You could watch a film or even just lay in bed for a bit browsing YouTube- anything!
You could even do multiple items from the list at once, e.g. Read a book with a candle burning too
(Obviously you can't so some like painting your nails, reading, doing puzzles and having a bath all at the same time- unless you are really great at multitasking! Haha)
It doesn't matter what it is, as long as it relaxes you and takes your mind off your worries.
Even if it's just for 10 minutes a day, it is definitely worth making time for.
You can't be productive all the time, and if you never have a break and your mind is always working, it might actually hinder you and stop you from achieving the best possible results for you. So just try to find your way to relax and chill.
Hope you found this useful :)
Hannah xox
 |
| Image via here. |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please feel free to leave your thoughts or comments on the post, or if you need advice or anything I am always here for you. Remember, recovery is possible!