Gays list the self-care habits they started after turning 30
less than half of U.S. consumers practice self-care every week, and less than a third do so every day.But we might want to prioritize self-care as we get older… especially as we age out of our work-all-day, party-all-night 20s.
And self-care doesn’t even have to have anything to do with exercise or diet—it can be as easy as reading, sleeping, or just doing nothing.Even going into full “goblin mode”—behavior that some might view as lazy, slovenly, or self-indulgent—can be self-care, as the Cleveland Clinic reported.
Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.“Goblin mode enables us how to shut down our sympathetic nervous system and go into the parasympathetic nervous system response,” explained clinical health psychologist Amy Sullivan, Psy.D. “It allows us to rest, recharge, rejuvenate and reconnect.”via GIPHYOn the r/AskGaybrosOver30 Reddit page, users discussed the self-care they’ve been doing since turning 30, and here are the top responses from the thread, edited for readability.“Personally, going to healthcare appointments for reasons other than STI screening.”“I started not being in denial about being gay and went to therapy.”“Setting aside time to do absolutely nothing.
I used to be so consumed with filling my downtime with tasks or chores or whatever. Now, I chill at home doing nada on purpose.”“Moisturizing the whole body instead of just the face.”“In my 20s… ‘What’s recovery?’ In my 40s… ‘I spend more on recovery (massages, yoga) than I do on exercise.’”“Having an actual bedtime during the week, and sticking to it.”“I don’t think I realized just how much I’ve changed over the last 4 to 5 years with my daily habits until sitting down to write this.
