Mach123
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I realize that I do self harm in lots of tricky ways. Suffering in the cold weather is definitely one of them. But good news! I’m an wearing warm clothes in and out of the house. It’s stupid to try and explain how difficult this was for me to accomplish and how major a shift it is because it seems like it would be so obvious.
I couldn’t buy clothes or I have a terrible time doing it because of my self image. Part of me is trying to dress like a girl which you can see that in the winter coat nightmare I did last year and ended up in a ladies coat which I since gave to my daughter. (They sold it on amazon as men’s lol)
So anyway in the house I’m wearing long Jon’s, I need them especially downstairs where it’s not winterized, putting on socks and slippers, and I got an amazing winter coat for short money after returning about 7 of them. I even wear that in the house it’s like a big puffy sleeping bag. I got a hat and face mask. I can leave the face mask on my neck always it’s actually a “gaiter” that’s stretchy and has a vented front so your glasses don’t fog up. I got a beanie winter hat at Home Depot I’m wearing in the house always and I’m warm.
For years since we moved down here by the beach (freezing in winter) I walk around all winter saying “I’m freezing” and my wife yelling at me to put on some clothes. She was right. I was wearing fall or early winter stuff, it’s cold man!
This ended a lot of suffering for me I have terrible arthritis and really the cold kills me. I’m glad, and so is everyone else, that I’m able to do some actual self care. Like I deserve to have nice warm things to wear when it’s cold.
I think there is a thread like this? What are you doing to be nice to you or self care?
Do something nice for yourself. : )
I couldn’t buy clothes or I have a terrible time doing it because of my self image. Part of me is trying to dress like a girl which you can see that in the winter coat nightmare I did last year and ended up in a ladies coat which I since gave to my daughter. (They sold it on amazon as men’s lol)
So anyway in the house I’m wearing long Jon’s, I need them especially downstairs where it’s not winterized, putting on socks and slippers, and I got an amazing winter coat for short money after returning about 7 of them. I even wear that in the house it’s like a big puffy sleeping bag. I got a hat and face mask. I can leave the face mask on my neck always it’s actually a “gaiter” that’s stretchy and has a vented front so your glasses don’t fog up. I got a beanie winter hat at Home Depot I’m wearing in the house always and I’m warm.
For years since we moved down here by the beach (freezing in winter) I walk around all winter saying “I’m freezing” and my wife yelling at me to put on some clothes. She was right. I was wearing fall or early winter stuff, it’s cold man!
This ended a lot of suffering for me I have terrible arthritis and really the cold kills me. I’m glad, and so is everyone else, that I’m able to do some actual self care. Like I deserve to have nice warm things to wear when it’s cold.
I think there is a thread like this? What are you doing to be nice to you or self care?
Do something nice for yourself. : )