The 3 basics are always the same: regular sleep, regular eating, regular exercise. If these things don’t work, the rest gets infinitely harder.
For me personally: try to get a feel where my personal limits are, and act on them. That often means taking a step back, leaving a social situation and not feel bad about it; canceling appointments if they would be too much for me, even if i miss out on stuff (like not using cards for the theater even if i paid for them). Telling myself that I have innate worth regardless of what i do or not do; internalizing that being pensioned doesn’t make me worth less than when i worked. Accepting that my issues will never be gone, and that i can only work on fixing my reactions and reducing the time to counteract.
Currently i am failing at literally everything except that i still tell myself that i am worthy of a fulfilling life.
The 3 basics are always the same: regular sleep, regular eating, regular exercise. If these things don’t work, the rest gets infinitely harder.
For me personally: try to get a feel where my personal limits are, and act on them. That often means taking a step back, leaving a social situation and not feel bad about it; canceling appointments if they would be too much for me, even if i miss out on stuff (like not using cards for the theater even if i paid for them). Telling myself that I have innate worth regardless of what i do or not do; internalizing that being pensioned doesn’t make me worth less than when i worked. Accepting that my issues will never be gone, and that i can only work on fixing my reactions and reducing the time to counteract.
Currently i am failing at literally everything except that i still tell myself that i am worthy of a fulfilling life.