Yes, You Can Do Self-Care 'Wrong'
When misinterpreted, self-care can be counterproductive.
By Anna Medaris Miller, Staff Writer Aug. 30, 2018, at 12:50 p.m.
"When you feel like you have to post what you're doing all the time, you're not worried about yourself; you're worried about what other people think."(Getty Images)
Sarah Knight's body knew before her mind that something had to change. It let her know by serving her a nasty panic attack right in the middle of her Manhattan office. "I stood up, and the world was spinning. My arms went numb, and I felt like I was going to pass out," recalls Knight, who worked at a publishing house at the time.
After colleagues took her to the office nurse, she came to understand the attack had been a long time coming. She'd experienced symptoms like difficulty breathing, indigestion, headaches and insomnia, but she didn't have a name for it besides general malaise.
https://health.usnews.com/wellness/mind/articles/2018-08-30/yes-you-can-do-self-care-wrong
