Salon post: February 9th

[jenett]

Welcome to this week's salon post!

I've been home sick for two days (today I am actually at work, but also dubious I'm going to make it to the end of the day, but I had a couple of things that would be complicated to put off and I no longer feel completely lousy.)

Topic of the week
So, what do you do for self-care that makes a big difference for you? And has that changed over time, or with different situations?


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Comments

[adrian_turtle]

Like so many people above, I have a hard time recognizing my limits and listening to my body. One thing I'm really working on is dealing with falls and other minor accidents. It's really tempting to pick myself up and carry on with what I was doing, to not lose momentum, to not do anything so embarrassing as ask for help (or even accept it when it's offered) because it would be so much simpler if I wasn't hurt so let's just act like I'm not. I don't go so far as to follow concussion protocols for every head bonk, but I try to at least stop and acknowledge that there's a problem.