When asked how we are doing, our response is often, "I'm so busy," or "I am so slammed at work," or "I am so stressed out." This has become the equivalent of a societal secret handshake to be accepted into the club. If you don't respond with some form of over-busy, then this means you are a slacker, and no one respects slackers. This is contributing to an overall societal exhaustion, when what we really need to do is lower the bar for stress to not only make self-care acceptable, but preferable. There needs to be a shift in the force towards self-love and compassion.
Pay Yourself First
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/optimized/202011/pay-yourself-first
Positively Stressed?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/optimized/202009/positively-stressed
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