Be kind to yourself up to this point, we've covered the fundamentals of cognitive, behavioral and
mindfulness based strategies and we've seen how these practices can help us manage strong emotions.
We examine the practical ways of taking care of ourselves, mind, body and spirit.
Joint agreement as the alarm clock went off, you have to start getting to bed earlier, he told himself
as he sat up and rubbed his eyes after taking a quick shower and grabbed a cup of coffee, eating fast
as he thought about the big day ahead at work.
As he put his dishes in the sink, he bruised himself to face the morning rush hour in the car.
He divided his attention between listening to news with its daily reminder of all that was wrong in
the world and worrying about all the ways he could mess up at work today.
The morning went surprisingly well, and by finally, John was famished and ready for a break.
However, when his co-workers invited him to join them for lunch, Joe decided he hadn't gotten enough
done to take a lunch break.
And instead he grabbed his some snacks from the vending machine to eat at his desk, along with a soda
for the caffeine and sugar boost.
He made three more trips to the vending machine that afternoon for more peanut butter crackers once
because he was hungry once when he was bored and anxious, and once in the late afternoon for another
diet cola to power him through his four o'clock slump.
After the second stressful commute of the day, John thought about hitting the gym before dinner and
but he wasn't sure he had the energy and instead he took the leftover pizza and ate.
Afterward, he finished a bit of ice cream.
Around midnight, John started to note off his sleep hadn't been good lately, so he tried his best
not to wake himself up as he walked upstairs to bed.
Despite his desperate wishes, he was fully awake as soon as his head hit the pillow.
I'm going to be a wreck tomorrow, he thought as he tried harder to fall asleep.