Selfcare or to not

[Life_and_Death]

on the one hand, i dont feel like taking care of myself. i dont have the energy or the motivation. im dying anyway so it doesnt really matter
on the other hand, i have really thick long hair that gets knotted while im brushing it. i dont want to look completely horrible. if it was something i could say im doing in the next 48hrs, probably wouldnt care, but idk if i am.

are you continuing selfcare? why/why not?

 

[WAITING TO DIE]

I just shave my head and beard once a fortnight even though I don't want to, but I have to because it becomes itchy and uncomfortable.
I shower and brush my teeth most days, even though I don't really want to. Yet I have an ocd germ phobia so it drives me crazy if I'm not clean.
I wear the same clothes for weeks on end though and look like a tramp , but I've gone beyond caring about what others think of me.

 

[tourniquetbunny]

I find that brushing my hair and changing my clothes makes me feel a little better, but sometimes I don't want to feel better.
If I was a neet I'd probably be doing it once a week if that, but I have somewhat of an appearance to keep up, so the monotony of brushing my hair and showering and changing clothes must go on for now.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Basic hygiene- yes because I feel worse if I don't do it and I think it can lead to painful things like infections and tooth decay if you don't. My environment is disgusting though and I pretty much always look a mess.

 

[Unsure and Useless]

Define self-care?

I keep up with the bare minimum of basic health and hygiene: showering and brushing my teeth, and (mostly) taking my medications regularly. Sometimes when I have a burst of energy, I do a little extra such as applying facial toner, conditioning my hair, and shave, but most of the time I barely have the mental energy to do those things.

Outside of those two things, I honestly don't know what constitutes self-care.

Based on what I see in the thread, it involves cleaning your living space? I don't do that, really. My room is just filled with dust, crumbs, hair, and anything else that fell on the floor. I do laundry regularly though since I loathe the smell of dirty clothes.