Hi! Quick reminder; It's okay if your caregiver-little relationship is not conventional. It's okay if you have/are a caregiver with mental illness or disabilities and they need your help sometimes. It's okay if you have/are a little with mental illness or disabilities and you need extra help sometimes. It's okay if you and your caregiver are romantically involved, and it's okay if your relationship is platonic or in-between. It's okay if you have multiple caregivers or littles. It's okay if you and your partner switch between being caregivers/littles for each other. All that matters is that your relationship is healthy.
16 Ways to take good care of your middle or little self (both mentally and physically !!)
1. Take a relaxing bubble bath
2. wash your face once before bed and once in the morning
3. make sure to eat 3 meals a day !!
4. Don’t let those bullies or meanies get you down !!
5. keep a positive mindset and think about the good things
6. Count to ten or deep breathing when you get stressed
7. Keep your comfort item handy (a comfort item is something that makes you feel safe in stressful or difficult situations)
8. Be true to yourself !!
9. Take breaks when you need them (sit down and have a snack or just relax)
10. Talk to a friend or someone you trust when you feel lonely
11. Paint or draw something to express your feelings in a positive way
12. Brush your teeth and brush your hair
13. Take a day once a week or even just 20 minutes to yourself because it’s good for you to have “you time”
14. Treat yourself with kindness and respect!!
15. Write in a journal once a day about how you feel or what you’re proud of yourself for doing that day or even just use positive journal prompts from google
16. Spend some time outside and get fresh air and sunlight (bring a bottle of water to drink with you)
Ways using an adult pacifier helps me with anxiety and stress:
❥ Gives me something to do with my mouth other than clenching my teeth, chewing on my nails, or on pens etc.
❥ Gives me something else to focus on instead of why I'm anxious, depressed or stressed.
❥ Have to breathe through my nose.
❥ According to healthline.com Gregory Cason, PhD, "another potential explanation, explaining that adults can develop an and seek to soothe anxiety through oral means, like chewing on a pen or biting nails."
❥ "This idea of oral fixation comes from psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud’s theories around the of development.
Long story short, Freud suggested that, during the first year of life, the libido is found in the mouth. That’s why, according to this theory, infants tend to put just about anything in their mouth."
Does it offer any relief?
❥ "Cason views the use of pacifiers as a temporary fix. “The problem is that they don’t actually soothe overall anxiety, but rather temporarily decrease anxiety by meeting the ‘need’ for oral stimulation.”
❥ Even if you find it soothing, though, Cason recommends incorporating evidence-based anxiety treatments — like cognitive behavioral therapy — into the mix for long-term relief.
Anyone else mostly feel small when they’re sleepy but u still wanna play n stuff but also no energy cause sleepy?? N also I have a hard time playin n talkin outloud bc it reminds me that m’ not physically as small as I feel n it makes me sad 🥺 anyone else??