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===== Activities of Daily Living ===== | ===== Activities of Daily Living ===== | ||
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+ | One example of a place to start when it comes to practicing self-care in your daily activities is the TLDR 6-3-1 Rule below. | ||
==== The TLDR 6-3-1 Rule ==== | ==== The TLDR 6-3-1 Rule ==== | ||
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- | ==== Personal Hygeine ==== | ||
- | Personal hygiene involves those practices performed by an individual to care for one's bodily health and well being, through cleanliness. Practices that are generally considered proper hygiene include bathing regularly, washing hands regularly and especially before handling food, washing scalp hair, wearing clean clothing, brushing teeth, cutting finger nails, covering one's mouth when coughing, disposal of soiled tissues appropriately, | ||
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- | ==== Sleeping ==== | ||
- | Sleep hygiene recommendations include establishing a regular sleep schedule, using naps with care, not exercising physically or mentally too close to bedtime, limiting worry, limiting exposure to light in the hours before sleep, getting out of bed if sleep does not come, not using bed for anything but sleep and sex, avoiding alcohol as well as nicotine, caffeine, and other stimulants in the hours before bedtime, and having a peaceful, comfortable and dark sleep environment. | ||
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- | ==== Eating ==== | ||
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- | ==== Medication ==== | ||
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- | ==== Housekeeping ==== | ||
- | Housekeeping refers to the management of duties and chores involved in the running of a household, such as cleaning, cooking, home maintenance, | ||
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- | === Housecleaning === | ||
- | Housecleaning includes activities such as disposing of rubbish, washing dishes, cleaning dirty surfaces, dusting and vacuuming. It may also involve some outdoor chores, such as removing leaves from rain gutters, washing windows and sweeping doormats. | ||
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- | ==== Managing money ==== | ||
- | === The basics === | ||
- | Managing your personal finances can be a difficult task. On the most basic level, it is a good idea to keep track of your income and your expenses (i.e. the money you spend). It's useful to try and review this every month or even every week if possible. If your expenses are significantly higher than your income, then you will start to accumulate debt and get into serious financial difficulty. | ||
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- | === Choosing a bank account === | ||
- | It can be hard to find a bank, building society or credit union that aren't contributing to destroying the planet and it's inhabitants. Often it is the case of picking the least worst option. Here are some financial institutions that are probably better than your average evil megacorp bank: | ||
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- | === Accounting/ | ||
- | In order to help manage your finances, it may help to do some additional accounting. The easiest way to do this is using free and open source software. [[https:// | ||
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- | === Dealing with debt === | ||
- | Finding yourself in debt can be a really serious situation. It can mean you may end up homeless or make mental health problems worse or get you a visit from the state' | ||
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- | === State benefits or welfare === | ||
- | If you are entitled to state benefits, you shouldn' | ||
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- | In the UK, we have seem the erosion of the welfare system after 30 years of neo-liberal capitalism. [[https:// | ||
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- | If you are a new claimant you will automatically signed up for Universal Credit which can pay various types of benefits including unemployment and housing. Remember that when you give information online or in an interview, everything it will be recorded and used against you. Follow the rules and don't give them any more information than the bare minimum of what they ask for. Don't tell them anything about your personal life, share as little data with them as possible and always come in to the jobcentre with or post on the online portal any job applications you have done with evidence. | ||
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- | Remember that you are entitled to be accompanied to the jobcentre by at least one person (the advisors will sometimes complain if you bring more than one person). Bring a friend, family member, comrade or union rep with you (much intersection there) if you feel uneasy about anything or are worried you are in trouble. Keep all of the paperwork you get and make a log (with dates and times) of anything unusual or worrying about your case. Always let the job centre know as soon as possible if you miss an appointment. | ||
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- | ==== Food Safety ==== | ||
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==== Physical Exercise ==== | ==== Physical Exercise ==== | ||
Exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. | Exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. | ||
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* Yoga is a physical activity consisting largely of postures called asanas, often connected by flowing sequences called vinyasas, sometimes accompanied by the breathing exercises of pranayama, and usually ending with a period of relaxation or meditation. Yoga combined with a light walk form part of cool-down routines. You should cool down in the evenings, after exercising. | * Yoga is a physical activity consisting largely of postures called asanas, often connected by flowing sequences called vinyasas, sometimes accompanied by the breathing exercises of pranayama, and usually ending with a period of relaxation or meditation. Yoga combined with a light walk form part of cool-down routines. You should cool down in the evenings, after exercising. | ||
+ | === Martial Arts === | ||
+ | Martial Arts can be a great way to get all of the exercise you need whilst building confidence and learning how to better defend yourself and your friends, family and comrades when in physical danger. It can involve and is complemented by all of the types of exercise above. There are many different types of Martial Arts practices and many many people cross-train in more than one style. Here is a small selection: | ||
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+ | == Finding somewhere to train == | ||
+ | Sometimes it can be hard to find a good gym to train in that is welcoming. Avoid anything that is super macho and look for places that do mixed gender classes. Recommendations from people you know are best. Don't be afraid to sign up for some beginner classes at various gyms until you find something that suits you. Many gyms have ridiculously cheap beginner sessions as they hope that anyone who enjoys their space will sign up for full price membership in the long term. | ||
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==== Mindfulness ==== | ==== Mindfulness ==== | ||
- | Mindfulness is the psychological process of bringing one's attention to experiences occurring in the present moment, which one can develop through the practice of meditation and through other training. There are several exercises designed to develop mindfulness meditation, including the use of guided meditations. One method is to sit on a straight-backed chair or sit cross-legged on the floor or a cushion, close one’s eyes and bring attention to either the sensations of breathing in the proximity of one’s nostrils or to the movements of the abdomen when breathing in and out. In this meditation practice, one does not try to control one’s breathing, but attempts to simply be aware of one’s natural breathing process. When engaged in this practice, the mind will often run off to other thoughts and associations, | + | Mindfulness is the psychological process of bringing one's attention to experiences occurring in the present moment, which one can develop through the practice of meditation and through other training. There are several exercises designed to develop mindfulness meditation, including the use of guided meditations. |
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+ | One method is to sit on a straight-backed chair or sit cross-legged on the floor or a cushion, close one’s eyes and bring attention to either the sensations of breathing in the proximity of one’s nostrils or to the movements of the abdomen when breathing in and out. | ||
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+ | In this meditation practice, one does not try to control one’s breathing, but attempts to simply be aware of one’s natural breathing process. When engaged in this practice, the mind will often run off to other thoughts and associations, | ||
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