Community: When you’re sad
Each week, we gather our community’s wisdom. This week, we asked:
When you're sad, how do you treat yourself with love?
"I’m learning to give myself permission to sit with it and process it: “I’m sad and that’s ok because it’s human." Then I treat myself to something easy like a tv show; and then I get back to doing, because once I’ve acknowledged it, my best bet for not dwelling on it is distraction and doing."
"I drive to my favorite coffee shop."
"Having a hot candlelit salt bath with a cheeky glass of wine!"
"Read a book in bed. Very regulating for me."
"I think about what my younger self would say to me."
"I treat myself with a sweet."
"I keep a journal where I write down all of the good things that happened to me that day. On the sad days, I look back at the journal and remind myself that I'm loved and am doing okay.”
“Eat!”
“Validating my emotions. Writing my feelings down.”
“Pushing myself to dress up and go for a stroll somewhere with people, walk around.”
“Being proud of myself for feeling, without emotions we aren’t human. Also, comfort TV.”
“I give myself a nice bath and just relax. Usually after I’m sad I have a skincare day.”
“Cook myself something I love.”
“Listen to what my body needs.”
“I treat myself to a sweet.”
“Good food, music and shopping.”
“I think about what my younger self would say to me.”
“I bake my favorite vanilla sprinkle cake while blasting Taylor Swift sad songs.”
“Crying hard and letting it out… writing down my feelings… drawing with crayons.”
“I look at the best memories captured in my camera roll.”
“Watch comfort movie, eat yummy food, put on face mask, hang out with friends.”
“Journaling or going for a walk.”
“Slow down, guard my time, and take time to care for myself.”
“I tell myself it’s normal being sad. I accept the feeling and it helps me.”
“I let myself cry.”
“I go for a walk in nature. Give myself permission to cry and feel my emotions.”
“Self-care practices. Taking it easy. Reminding myself that the feeling will eventually pass.”
“Taking time to pas through it, and eating something sweet.”
“I hangout with myself.”
“Deep breaths and kind words.”
“Singing and reminding little me sadness is okay, but she’s not alone. She has me.”
“Just take it easy on myself. Usually I draw or listen to music, or both.”
“I allow myself this feel how I feel, then I’ll do something I enjoy to lift my spirits.”
“I think about the part of me in my mind that forgives. The image is of an olive tree. It’s beautiful.”
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