Are You Forgetting Number One?

Are You Forgetting Number One?

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In life, we have many things to look after. Our families, our careers, our pets serve as just a few examples. If you wanted to get more granular, we may consider little things, such as cleaning our home, ensuring our bed is well-made each day, or ensuring that our wardrobe fits us.  And yet with such effort applied to ensure everyone around us is functioning at their best, we can often forget to look after number one.

This is often felt by new parents, especially new mothers. With such a renewed drive to look after their bundle of joy and be there for them through thick and thin, they may forget to practice important self-care habits, such as finding sleep where they can. This, in turn, can prevent them from caring for their children to the extent that they’d like to, because their intensive fatigue prevents them from being as attentive as they would otherwise like to be.

There are many errors and issues that can culminate from forgetting number one. In the following advice, we hope to explore just some of that:

Find The Treatment You Need

Finding the treatment you need can be a valid and important step to take. You may not have been diagnosed with an issue, but you know there is one. Ensuring that you express yourself can help you immediately find the medical care you need, rather than stoically trying to ignore you have this requirement in the first place. With Lyme disease treatment, for instance, you may be soothing symptoms you have simply been ‘tolerating’ for a number of weeks or months. Never be afraid to take that time for you – it may just save your quality of life.

Take Care Of Your Mind

We can often find that we neglect our mental health until we notice that things have gotten out of hand. Stress, anger, upset, all of these things can overtake us if we’re not careful to destress, to communicate our needs, and to find what is right for us. This might be helped by engaging in meditation, speaking to a Doctor, making your HR representative aware of the working stress you’re under, or cutting toxic friends from your life. Always keep in mind your mental progression and to the extent you are able, make healthier decisions.

Give Yourself Credit (It’s Fine To Do So)

Give yourself the credit you deserve. We can think of a million ways in which we were faulty, or failed to meet our own standards. We can think that if only we perfected everything, we would have done a better job. But what if giving yourself a little credit for your approach could help you feel more confident in yourself? Maybe you’re much more of a parent than you give yourself credit for. Perhaps you actually are a great friend, even if it’s not being appreciated to a worthwhile degree. The more you can understand  this kind of approach, the more you can avoid forgetting number one when you need him or her most.

With this advice, we hope you can take care of yourself in the healthiest manner.

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