#self care

[embersgiantmember]

reading this was nice it's also nice and comforting to know that i already do most these things already and am accommodating myself because something I've learnt is no one else is going to accommodate for you

this is your gentle reminder to stop fighting against your adhd and instead structure your life around it

buy a pack of chapsticks and put one in the pocket of all of your coats and jackets because you always forget to bring one and chapped lips is sensory hell

leave important things where you can see them. if they go in a box or a drawer you will forget they exist

put any appointments or deadlines in your phone calendar As Soon As you get them. set a reminder for a week before, a day before, an hour before, as many as you need as often as you need them.

when that little voice in your head says "i dont need to write that down, ill remember it" that is the devil talking!!! write it down anyway!!

plan for down time. have a few hours at the end of every day to just do fun stuff like engage in your hyperfixations. even if you didnt get all of your work done that day, have the rest anyway. you probably spent the whole day beating yourself up for not doing what you Should be doing, so you still need the break.

if you never eat vegetables because its too much effort to chop and cook them, get the frozen or canned shit. it doesnt go off for ages and you just have to microwave it. theres no point buying fresh vegetables if they just keep going off and being left to rot in the bottom of your fridge

if you struggle to decide what to have for dinner every day, take the decision out of it. choose a set of meals and eat those on rotation until you get sick of them, then choose some new ones and do it again.

its not stupid if it works! our brains literally have a chemical deficiency. you are allowed to accommodate yourself. go forth and stop making your life more difficult than it has to be because "this shouldn't be this hard". it is hard, so make it easier.

[pisces-core]

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[fantastictrashpolice]

Note Goals

Because I can.

5 Notes - I'll drink a whole bottle of water today.

10 Notes - I'll brush my teeth.

20 Notes - I'll watch an episode of a show I've been meaning to watch.

30 Notes - I'll redo my pinned post on one of my blogs to mention that I'm part of a system.

35 Notes - If we reach this within the same day as the 5 note milestone, I'll drink a second bottle of water that day. If not, I'll drink a bottle of water on the day we reach this milestone.

40 Notes - I'll finish renovating my SpaceHey profile and put the link in my pinned post and a seperate post.

50 Notes - I'll verify my youtube channel and post a playlist video I made. Probably with an announcement post.

70 Notes - I'll work on writing for 30 minutes.

90 Notes - I'll actually think about getting a driver's license and start studying for my learner's permit.

100 Notes - I'll set a pomodoro timer and write during the work periods. This is a decently big milestone, so I'll probably actually actually write at a table with a bottle of water beside me.

[neshatriumphs]

May I FINALLY actually begin my plant journey

🌱Some helpful tips to keep healthy house plants🌱

[nedcaratacus]

[lotuspositivity]

You don't have to force yourself to bounce back so quickly. I read something recently that said "when you come in from a rainstorm, you don't expect yourself to be dry and warm right away", and it really resonated with me. It's okay to take time to dry off and warm up. Take the time you need to process what happened to you.

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Ooooooof. 🙄

[pisces-core]

[banrionceallach]

You know, that Mythbusters post legitimately changed my life. Before seeing it, I had exponentially more guilt and stress about not being able to sleep, which of course, further exacerbated my inability to sleep.

Now, every time I wake up about three am, knowing I have to get up at 6.45, instead of stressing and panicking about how my day is going to be sleep deprived and miserable, I just tell myself 'Time to activate Mythbusters Protocol' and lie there with my eyes closed safe in the knowledge that I am measurably reducing later feelings of exhaustion.

And when this happens, about 70% of the time the reduction of guilt and stress means I actually do fall back asleep, so all in all instead of getting only three or four hours sleep, I get five to six and a half.

Which y'know, major improvement in health and energy.

[slfcare]

ten years ago you were so scared of such different things, but you survived them anyway. the same goes for five years ago and two years ago. everything that has ever felt like a hurdle, you’ve passed through. so be afraid, identify your fears, and then allow yourself to remember that in just a little while, this will be another thing that you have overcome.

[lilydrafts]

The moment you decide you are worthy. The universe starts to agree.