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How have you treated yourself recently? As in, something you did just for yourself.

Love the entries! I took myself to the bookstore and got a new cooking book that I'm actually excited to use just a few days ago. Haven't been cooking much and it's been taking a toll on my food intake - plus anything that'll keep me from having to stare at a screen longer is welcome lol hate scrolling through food blogs when I'm hangry
 
I stayed away from people knowing I'm in a really bad mental state and I wouldn't have had a chance to mess anything up which will end up with trouble I'm not bothered to deal with. How dare I think I deserve support as well.

Also I kept my mouth shut and did it for myself just like when I was younger, never realised it then but playing dead is what'll need to do to survive as a last resort.
 
parrotthepolly said:
I stayed away from people knowing I'm in a really bad mental state and I wouldn't have had a chance to mess anything up which will end up with trouble I'm not bothered to deal with. How dare I think I deserve support as well.

Also I kept my mouth shut and did it for myself just like when I was younger, never realised it then but playing dead is what'll need to do to survive as a last resort.
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I definitely think a bit of controlled, safe isolation is great self-care sometimes, it feels like damage control for me in my worst moments. Hope you also allow yourself to focus on comforting and supporting yourself in other ways while you stabilize.
 
I got some chocolates I was curious about trying. I also ate a watermelon, I love watermelon.

another thing I did was let myself not do my routine while I was sick. any other time not doing my routine is more self harm than self care but while I can barely do anything it's a treat to not be harping on at myself about not doing it while I can't.
 
I got myself some new car fresheners - themed after two different rock bands. Simple but brings me a little joy/satisfaction getting into my car everyday.
 
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Have you gotten yourself something for your own benefit recently? A treat of some kind, gift to yourself, or solo outing/activity? or did something for yourself that you've been wanting to do for a while? What was it?

I'll start -
I just ordered two card games to start building my home party game collection, I got myself a giant bag of frozen french toast sticks yesterday because I was craving easy comfort foods, and I found two random vinyls at my local thrift store earlier this week that had interesting/cool cover art.
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Yes I did. I had auburn hair but I am 65 now. So I bought natural instincts hair color true red. I love it!
 
Yet another motorcycle. I purchased a 1974 ty250 Yamaha totally on line. It is up in Washington State and I am in southern Arizona 8 miles from the Mexican border. I was going to have it shipped but the shipper messed up so I am driving to pick it up. Lulu and I are doing a road trip in the Sprinter leaving tomorrow morning. In anticipation of this trip I installed the bed last weekend.
 

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