Quotes About Self-care

I hide in the bathroom until I know Heather's bus has left. The salt in my tears feels good when it stings my lips. I wash my face in the sink until there is nothing left of it, no eyes, no nose, no mouth. A slick nothing.

I could only fix myself

Moments of pure relaxation were rare for me. There was always the nagging of books unread, work undone, time a-wasting.

A drink? No, whatever for? He used the downstairs lavatory because one really didn't want the nuisance of a full bladder in media res, poured himself a glass of Evian water because one didn't want a dry mouth, either, and mounted the stairs to the master bedroom.

I learned to practice smiling when I'm feeling sad, you know?

Very sad, very upset, very glad I did not have to hear about this though Twitter. Probably going to be taking some time off it for a while.

I don't like plain nails. I get sad.

You know, I guess I just don't like to talk a lot about sad things. Now you know my flaw. What good does it do to talk about sad things in the past?

It is sad to see anyone neglecting their body no matter who they are and what they do. You simply cannot be healthy or look great on the outside if you are not healthy on the inside.

If I'm feeling hurt, sad, lonely, depressed, and then I shame myself for feeling that, then that's a black hole for me. I really have worked a lot to meet pain with both gratitude and gentleness.

The whole romanticized sad clown thing, we have to get rid of that. That has to go. That's just getting sick people to voluntarily stay sicker and sadder than they have to be.

When you're going through a breakup, you should just let yourself feel everything so you can get over it as opposed to pretending everything's okay and dragging it out.

It's pretty lonely and sad to be single. Every night was the same for me, I'd go home and curl up in bed with my favorite book. Well, actually it was a magazine.

Even if I'm sad, dancing is a way to let stuff out.

If i sad, I'm always search the mirror, because it never laugh when i cry

It's hard to pretend you're OK. Especially when you're all by urself, alone. :'(

Just … isn't giving up allowed sometimes? Isn't it okay to say, 'This really hurts, so I'm going to stop trying'?

I try to be as positive as I can because I truly believe I am my feelings, and if I'm sad, if I have regrets, they will show up as illnesses, they will show up as cancers... I don't want that.

Medical scientists are nice people, but you should not let them treat you.

The surest way to health, say what they will, Is never to suppose we shall be ill; Most of the ills which we poor mortals know From doctors and imagination flow.

Don't pressure yourself. Don't worry about what others think you should do or what the societal "norm" is. Do what moves you and makes you smile and the "good" will follow.

Just have fun. Smile. And keep putting on lipstick.

Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies

You don't feel like smiling? Then what? Force yourself to smile. Act as if you were already happy, and that will tend to make you happy.