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4. What self-care activities do you think will help you prioritize yourself
more? Choose from the following list and add some of your own:
Allow yourself to cry
Empower yourself through learning and psychoeducation
Find things that make you laugh
Give yourself affirmations, praise yourself
Identify comforting activities, objects, people, relationships, places
and seek them out
Make a playlist of upbeat songs
Make time for self-reflection
Practice receiving from others
Reward yourself for completing small tasks
See a therapist regularly or during times of high stress
Seek out peer support
Start a gratitude journal
Take a moment to express gratitude
Try some adult coloring as a form of anxiety and/or stress release
Try some mindfulness exercises to help bring you into the present
moment
Turn off electronic devices for an hour (e.g. computer, phone, TV)
Write things you like about yourself
Hobbies (stamp collect, model build, etc.)
Listen to a podcast
Listen to an audiobook
Listen to classical music
Make a ‘To-Do’ list of tasks
Read fiction
Read non-fiction
Research a topic of interest
Soak in the bathtub
Write in your journal
Do some stretching exercises
Do yoga, tai chi, or Pilates, or take classes to learn
Get a massage
Go borrow a friend’s dog and take it to the park
Go dancing