Self Care Assignment: The Importance Of Self-Care

This self-care assignment has more meaning to me now than it would have a year ago. Not that I would have approached this less seriously back then, but since I have started graduate school I have realized that I am busier now than ever. In the past, my mantra was to work, whether it was academics or one of my jobs, until the task was complete. I have always taken pride in my work ethic but I also think that I can’t do the things that I used to do at the pace that I was doing things in. One of the things I have changed at the start of my second year is my approach. I have taken a leave of absence at my per diem position at Warren Hospital and will only instruct classes on days that I am not attending class at my part-time …show more content…
The best way to approach this I feel is prevention through self- intervention of taking enough time to get away to enjoy the things I like to do with those I enjoy spending time with. A perfect example is just this past week, I went to the house of one of my childhood friends to watch the first game of the National Football League (NFL) season. Even though we only get together now a few times a year, it is a welcome diversion, for both me and my friend I feel. With the time consuming activities we all have, the time has to be made to get away. The four things that I’d like to address in this paper are as follows: rest, (particularly the power of sleep), exercise and also the enjoyment of not only significant others but pets, which I have plenty of.
Self-care activity #1: Social interactions with others While it may be a foregone conclusion that the value of social support (human interaction) may be a good indicator for positive mental health, long term relationships in either a co-habitation situation or marriage itself connects you to your significant other’s social network and vice versa (Amato, 2015).
Other positives include economies of scale, an indication of less perceived financial stress, legal